A company is proposing to lease over 14,000 acres for coal mining near the border of Garfield and Mesa Counties, and a public comment period goes until March 12, 2014. CAM-Colorado, LLC applied to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), … Continue reading
by Bob Arrington, Battlement Concerned Citizens and Grand Valley Citizens Alliance To whom it may concern (and it should be everybody), I have been working with the data for the State Air Quality hearings and new rules. Here is what … Continue reading
Join us for “Good Food, Responsible Agriculture and Preserving Our Rural Economy in Delta County”, on February 13 at 6:30 pm in Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss (175 N 1st St). This evening of information and discussion will feature Dr. John … Continue reading
by Frank Smith, WCC Director of Organizing The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) has proposed rules that would reduce emissions from oil & gas operations and facilities, ranging from well-head and pipeline to storage tanks and compressors. Proposed rules … Continue reading
by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer On September 3, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Wilderness Act. This historic bill established the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS) and set aside an initial 9.1 million acres of wildlands for … Continue reading
by Emily Hornback, WCC Organizer The Colorado Dept. of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) announced in January that it would suspend a rulemaking process it started in the Fall regarding the licensing of uranium mills. This rulemaking process aimed to … Continue reading