public land
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Boulder County residents cannot sue over firearm discharge on federal land, appeals court rules
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled on Thursday that two residents of Boulder County could not sue the county’s commissioners for walking back a policy originally banning firearms discharge on nearby land owned by the U.S. government. Boulder County leaders enacted a resolution in 2022 expanding the area near Sugarloaf Mountain in which it was unlawful to…
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5,276 acres in Colorado to be leased for oil, gas extraction
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The Bureau of Land Management is opening up 5,276 acres of federal land for oil and gas extraction in Colorado. The nine parcels lie in Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Weld counties. Other than a 120-acre parcel 14 miles east of Eaton in Weld County, they are all in northwest Colorado in areas where drillers…
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Federal judge declines to intervene in Biden minimum wage rule for seasonal river guides
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A federal judge in Colorado refused to block a Biden administration regulation increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors, including seasonal river guides who operate on public land. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Philip A. Brimmer rejected a request from Arkansas Valley Adventures’ owner, Duke Bradford, to declare that President Joe Biden exceeded his authority.…
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US withdraws western Colorado land from oil, gas lease sale
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The federal government has withdrawn about 43 square miles (110 square kilometers) of public land from a June auction for oil and gas leases in western Colorado after challenges were filed. The Bureau of Land Management said Monday the land is in Grand County near Rocky Mountain National Park. The Grand County commissioners, a dude…
