Tag: Utah
New report warns against oil shale risks, consequences for Colorado’s water
BOULDER — Pursuing oil shale production in the face of increasing water demands and climate change concerns is ill-advised, a new report from an environmental group here warns.
Forestry budgets sapped by scourges of warming climate
The warming climate is breeding more beetle-ravaged forest and prolonged fire seasons, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell testified before a Senate committee on Tuesday, as he fielded questions about the White House's proposed agency budget for fiscal year 2013.
Critics call for Colorado to forget Flaming Gorge pipeline after latest...
A second blow was dealt Thursday to a proposal to construct a 501-mile pipeline from Wyoming's Flaming Gorge to Colorado's Front Range when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) deemed the application premature. Opponents quickly questioned how Colorado leaders could take the project seriously considering the Army Corps of Engineers rejected an earlier application.
Union Pacific Railroad to pay $1.5 million for oil, coal spills,...
Union Pacific Railroad Company will pay $1.5 million for six alleged oil spills in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming and for three coal spills in Colorado, the Environmental Protection Agency announced today.
House Committee approves Lamborn bill to open more land to oil...
Oil shale isn't yet commercially viable but on Wednesday the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources passed Rep. Doug Lamborn’s bill to speed up its production in the West anyway.
Mormon newspaper advocates for protecting rights of illegal immigrants
Salt Lake City’s Deseret News has long been a voice of conservatism in the West — and for good reason seeing as the paper...
Uranium trains continue to criss-cross Utah as Moab project hits milestone
One of the rationales frequently trotted out in support of a proposed uranium mill in western Montrose County is that it won’t impact outdoor...
Utah nuclear power push worth ‘great risks,’ freshman Rep. Chaffetz says
No matter how much water it takes to cool a proposed nuclear power plant near Green River, Utah – the topic of thorny debate...
Report: EPA permit would allow Powertech to contaminate aquifer with proposed...
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents obtained by Environment Colorado reveal behind-closed-doors negotiations between the EPA and Powertech USA that would allow the company to...
GOP Utah guv blasts Obama’s DOE for stimulus-backed uranium shipments
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, a Republican, is accusing the Obama administration of playing politics by rushing three rail shipments of depleted uranium from Cold...