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
WCC Annual Business Meeting features elections, bylaw change According to WCC’s By-laws, officers are elected at the Annual Meeting for two-year terms: President and Treasurer in even-numbered years, and Vice President and Secretary in odd-numbered ones. The WCC Nomination Committee … Continue reading
All summer long, crews have been cleaning up water sullied by oil and gas drilling near Parachute, Colorado. The worst is over, but residents of the gaspatch have unanswered questions—and they don’t want this to happen again. Since December of … 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
Western Colorado Congress is teaming up with grassroots, family farm groups in ten neighboring states to explore how we can build our power and challenge the “Dominant Narrative” in agriculture. Corporate agribusiness is running roughshod on our politics, our food … Continue reading