national monument
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Protection or overreach? In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
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Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone at REI just gave it to him and he liked…
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Biden makes Colorado’s Camp Hale first national monument of his presidency
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Joined by two surviving members of a division that specialized in fighting in mountainous conditions during World War II, President Joe Biden designated Camp Hale as an official national monument – the first new monument of his presidency. Located near Leadville, Camp Hale is where the 10th Mountain Division trained for mountain and winter warfare during…
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Biden travels to Colorado to designate Camp Hale as national monument
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President Biden arrives in Colorado ahead of Camp Hale visit9News President Joe Biden will travel to Colorado on Wednesday to establish Colorado’s Camp Hale as a national monument, acquiescing to a years-long request from the state’s political leaders. The Camp Hale-Continental Divide National Monument is the first entirely new monument designation since Biden took office. The…
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Biden to designate Colorado’s Camp Hale as national monument, report says
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President Joe Biden is set to make Camp Hale an official national monument next week during a trip to Colorado. The Los Angeles Times reported the development on Thursday, saying Biden and Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet will host an event on Wednesday for the official designation. Camp Hale will be the first entirely new monument…
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Environmentalists criticize Lamborn for statement about Browns Canyon
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WASHINGTON – Environmental advocacy groups are accusing Colorado U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of making a false statement this week during a congressional hearing on a bill to limit the president’s authority to designate federal land as national monuments. Lamborn, R-Colorado Springs, said he never was invited to any meetings to discuss a proposal to designate…
