On August 18, 2023, in a 66-page opinion, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a setback to the Uinta Basin Railway’s plan to transport billions of gallons of crude oil from Utah through Colorado along the Colorado River. In the case brought by Eagle County and 5 environmental groups, …
On July 24, 2023 the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule for common sense reforms to aspects of onshore oil and gas leasing on federal lands. The reforms were recommended in the Department of Interior’s November 2021 report and implement the Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions. Among the reforms are an increase in …
On July 11, 2023 Governor Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Great Outdoors Colorado announced the regional partnerships that were awarded support funding in this grant round. The grant funding recipients in this grant round are: Envision Chaffee County $197,479 Metro Denver Nature Alliance $250,000 Montelores Coallition $100,00 NoCO Places 2050 $102,532 Pikes Peak Outdoor …
On July 7, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its long-awaited Proposed Resource Management Plan and final Environmental Impact Statement for the Eastern Colorado planning area. It covers the public lands it manages in South Park and in eastern Colorado. This includes surface lands and federal mineral estate. The Proposed Resource Management Plan includes …
On May 17, Governor Polis signed into law SB23-178 Water-wise Landscaping In Homeowners’ Association Communities. The bill was co-sponsored by Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis and Perry Will, and Representatives Karen McCormick and Mandy Lindsay. Native plants that attract pollinators are a great option. The new provides that an association’s guidelines or rules must: Not prohibit …
On May 16, Governor Polis vetoed SB 23-256. CWF had supported the bill and is disappointed by the veto. Here was our letter to the editor: We respectfully urge Governor Polis to sign wolf reintroduction timing bill into law. Our organization, Colorado Wildlife Federation, supports Senate Bill 23-256 to enable responsible reintroduction of wolves as …
On May 9, 10 new Senate co-sponsors have been added to Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT), Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), and Sen. Ted Budd …
The Bureau of Land Management announced its schedule for public meetings to discuss its proposed Public Lands rule. The purpose of the rule is to elevate conservation as a use of BLM lands on par with other uses. The agency proposes to define conservation to include protection and restoration and provides tools and processes to …
On May 3 at its meeting in Glenwood Springs, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved the final Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. Here is the link to the Final Plan: Final Plan
The new Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director, Jeff Davis, was formally voted in by the CPW Commission on April 6 on a unanimous vote. He was selected on March 20. He had served as the State of Washington Department of Fish and Game’s Director of Conservation Policy. A nationwide search and competitive process was conducted. Mr. …
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