May 7, 2021
BLM accepting comments through May 20 The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to develop a plan to manage camping and associated vehicle routes in Chaffee County and is seeking public input. The management plan is being developed in response to: Increased demand...
Mar 25, 2021
Colorado Midland & Pacific’s request for expedited approval of a plan to restore rail service was nixed on Thursday by the Surface Transportation Board. by Jason Blevins — The Surface Transportation Board on Thursday rejected a plan by a rail operator to revive...
Jan 7, 2021
AN OIL TRAIN, AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER, A BOONDOGGLE. The proposed Uinta Basin Railway is designed to carry oil from Utah to distant refineries and markets. The project would drag the region’s economy deeper into an unhealthy dependence on fossil fuel extraction. The...
Jan 1, 2021
Surface Transportation Board accepting comments through Jan. 28. The Rio Grande Pacific railroad has announced that it will lease Union Pacific’s Tennessee Pass rail line from Eagle to Parkdale, near the Royal Gorge. According to a press release, Colorado...
Dec 12, 2020
by Nathan Rott — Ailsa Cang, Host: President-elect Biden is making a bold promise on the environment. His administration will work to conserve nearly one-third of all U.S. land and water by the year 2030. Similar pledges are being made by countries around the world...
