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States mull unpleasant options as feds demand huge cuts on Colorado River
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Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming may face requests for voluntary cutbacks in their use of Colorado River water next year, as the federal government eyes releasing more water from Flaming Gorge Reservoir and as Arizona, California and Nevada scramble to find ways to slash water use quickly. Experts say these actions are among dozens…
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It’s time to invest in Colorado’s great outdoors
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Coloradans recently celebrated the arrival in our state of the prestigious Outdoor Retailer show, which relocated to Colorado in large part because our citizens and elected officials have expressed strong support for our public lands. The show itself is expected to bring more than $45 million annually to Colorado’s economy. The Outdoor Retailer show is…
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Trout Unlimited says Trump’s new BLM lease plan is bad for fishing
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Anglers and environmentalists say President Trump’s plan to reshape the federal lease approval process for oil and gas is a means to muzzle their concerns. The plan will “hand over public lands to the oil and gas industries,” according to the Wilderness Society. The Interior Department released a memo Thursday instructing its field offices “to…
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Environmental groups sue to block Front Range reservoir
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A group of environmental groups Thursday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver to block the Windy Gap Firming Project, a project being developed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District that would divert water from the Colorado River to the northern Front Range, beginning around 2022 or 2023. The environmental groups suing…
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New water project would increase supply for Denver residents
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The Front Range is in the midst of a population boom – as more than 100,000 new residents have moved to Colorado within the last year. With that, about 4,500 people a month are relocating to Denver and the metro region. Creating affordable housing for those new residents, or any housing for that matter, has…
