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Tar sands continue to threaten Colorado
With A LOT of help from our Friends, we successfully defeated an attempt to reactivate the long-dormant Tennessee Pass rail line without any environmental review. But the Uinta Basin Railway in Utah remains on track for approval. If constructed, the UBR will maximize...
Forest Service and Friends complete conservation project
Thirteen Friends of Browns Canyon volunteers and three U.S. Forest Service staffers from the Salida Ranger District joined forces to complete a work project Friday, June 25, in the Aspen Ridge Roadless Area of Browns Canyon National Monument. We hiked a mile into the...
Chaffee County Camping and Travel Management Plan
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...
Transportation board kills plan for trains to return to Colorado’s dormant Tennessee Pass
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...
Stop the Uinta Basin Railway
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...
Trains could carry crude oil through Browns Canyon
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 Midland...