The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is coming to Grand Junction and Montrose this week, seeking public comment on a state rule-making about uranium processing. Part 18: Licensing Requirements for Uranium and Thorium Processing is part of … Continue reading
With over 50,000 active oil & gas wells across Colorado, and thousands more planned, the state faces a severe threat to air quality, regional ozone and global climate. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), through its Air … Continue reading
In the wake of two events, Coloradans across the state are calling for buffer zones between oil & gas and water. The tragic floods that surged through northern Colorado, and the Parachute Creek Spill near the Colorado River, has underscored … Continue reading
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released its draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the 210,000 acres of rugged sandstone canyons, cascading waterfalls and primal wilderness that we call Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (NCA). This document will determine BLM … Continue reading
Colorado Department of Health and the Environment (CDPHE) is accepting public comment on Energy Fuels’ Construction Plan and Decommissioning Funding Plan for the Piñon Ridge Uranium Mill until September 13th. These documents will govern not only how the mill is … Continue reading
Nearly 75 people turned out for an August 8 public meeting in Whitewater on the Fram drilling proposal. The unincorporated community packed a meeting hall to hear about the proposal, to consider potential impacts, and to learn about public comment … Continue reading
Look out, Grand Junction, Whitewater, East Orchard Mesa and Palisade! Oil & gas interests are back with a new plan to drill up to 108 oil wells along Grand Mesa - from Kannah Creek to nearly the Colorado River. The … Continue reading
We are quickly approaching the June 24th deadline for public comment for the BLM’s Grand Junction Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP). The Grand Junction Field Office’s boundaries cover over one million acres of public land in Mesa and surrounding counties, … Continue reading
The Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) is holding a rare public meeting in western Colorado on Thursday, June 20 at the Grand Junction City Hall Auditorium (250 N. 5th St). … Continue reading
Recently, the BLM released the draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area (DENCA) for public review and will be accepting comments until August 22. This RMP will impact key decisions regarding biological resources, cultural resources, wilderness, … Continue reading