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West Slope on tap for $13 million in broadband funding
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Thousands of residents from the Western Slope are in line to receive high-speed internet through a nearly $14 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to an announcement Thursday from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. The Delta-Montrose Electric Association (DMEA) will receive $13,885,361 to connect 3,577 people, 148 business, one school and…
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Son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appointed as BLM Colorado State Director
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Doug Vilsack, son of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, was appointed as the new Colorado State Director of the Bureau of Land Management Wednesday. Vilsack, the current assistant director for Colorado parks, wildlife and lands with the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, will begin work Aug. 14 at the state BLM offices in Lakewood.…
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Obama’s environmental legacy: Some 24 national monuments
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The race is on to win President Barack Obama’s attention as he puts some final touches on his environmental legacy. Conservation groups, American Indian tribes and federal lawmakers are urging his administration to preserve millions of acres as national monuments. Such a designation often prevents new drilling and mining on public lands, or the construction…
