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...
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...
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...
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...
The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) contains both victories and disappointments on the environmental front. A number of important conservation measures affecting public lands in Washington, Colorado, Arizona and California were stripped from the final...
by Jason Blevins — As federal land managers consider opening trails to electric bicycles, conversations about new opportunities for access to public lands mixes with concerns about impacts to wildlife and traditional non-motorized travelers. Their bikes — made by...
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