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Environment/Energy

Roan Plateau: Will There Be Anything Left For Tomorrow?

Wouldn't you think that most of the people in the Bush Adminstration and its government agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, those...

Proposed Roan Plateau Natural Resource Plan Out Today

The fate of the Roan Plateau will be presented to the public today by the Bureau of Land Management. The announcement will be made...

Wal-Mart Vs. Nature

It's not a good day to be a prairie dog. Retail giant Wal-Mart, usually criticized for its labor practices, is now getting flak for...

The “Hottest” Energy Source Resurfaces in Western Colorado

There is another energy boom re-emerging in Western Colorado other than oil and gas. This mineral has had a more anomalous history than any...

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Beauprez unveiled his wildlife management plan in Grand Junction yesterday that called for moving elk and deer around oil and...

Ritter: Energy Policy Develops Rural Colorado

Bill Ritter spoke in Denver to several dozen supporters involved in one way or another in developing clean energy sources in the state this...

Gas Drilling May Supersede Roadless Designations

The future of 22,000 acres of roadless areas leased for gas drilling doesn't look good, according to members of the state's roadless task force....

Scientists Concerned About Pesticides

Two of the pesticides that are registered for use in Colorado were singled out for special concern in a letter a group of Environmental...

Pesticides OK’ed by EPA Listed

Of the group of 31 organophosphate pesticides the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that are eligible for continued use, all but...

EPA OKs CO Pesticides Despite Charges of Industry Influence

All but five of the 31 organophosphate pesticides-chemicals that have been linked to neurological and other problems in children and fetuses-that the U.S. Environmental...
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