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The clock is ticking: Negotiations stall on Colorado River water-sharing pact
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With a critical Nov. 11 deadline fast approaching, negotiators from the seven Colorado River basin states remain at odds over how to manage a river that serves 40 million people — and which, experts long agree, is overallocated. Negotiations are moving so slowly that some basin leaders are questioning whether that agreement will happen before…
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Grand Canyon mascot Brighty the Burro recovered from rubble after wildfire | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
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ARIZONA Grand Canyon mascot recovered Missing an ear and his front legs detached, Brighty the Burro certainly has seen better days. The 600-pound bronze statue used to greet visitors at the Grand Canyon Lodge on the national park’s North Rim. The nearly century-old building was reduce to rubble this summer when a wildfire swept through…
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Uranium mining: A Colorado company pumps out ore, with implications for economy and national security
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Travis Chiotti puts a brass tag bearing his name on a hook on the “in” board before heading 1,400 feet down-shaft. It’s a pair — the other tag goes in his pocket. Just in case. Helmet, headlamp, heavy steel-toed rubber boots, emergency respirator. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); Check. Mining is hard work. Simply moving around is…
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Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon: A dispute over water and geology
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To critics, the mine poses too much of a risk. To the company, that claim is unsubstantiated. Amber Reimondo, energy director for the Grand Canyon Trust, said the risk of uranium and other minerals migrating out of the mine after mining is completed is too great and too uncertain to allow further mining operations. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var…
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Uranium mining in the Grand Canyon: 1,470 feet below surface
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Unlike strip mines, the Pinyon Plain mine’s surface impact is only 14 acres. The geological formation containing the uranium ore body, called a “breccia pipe,” is about 250 feet in diameter and extends vertically down some 3,000 feet. To mine the ore, a vertical shaft was drilled and blasted down into the rock to the…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
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Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
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Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
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Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver. Little else is known about the details of the operation, which tallied one of the biggest seizures of the drug so far this year. Authorities told…
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Nonprofit behind Colorado Gives Day raises administrative fees after migrating to new platform
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The nonprofit organization responsible for the annual Colorado Gives Day – which is Tuesday – nearly doubled the fees it charges, going from 2.0% to 3.99%, after it migrated to a new platform that offers better functionality, the group confirmed to The Denver Gazette. Kelly Dunkin, President and CEO of Community First Foundation, said the fees were raised…
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Arizona, Nevada officials show frustration over lack of new deal on Colorado River water
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Arizona and Nevada water officials voiced frustration this week that a deal to conserve a vast amount of water needed to protect the levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell has not been reached. The Bureau of Reclamation called the seven Colorado River basin states to come up with a plan to conserve 2 million…
