The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently fast-tracked approval for an expansion of the Wildcat Loadout Facility near Helper, Utah. And Eagle County has filed suit. ”The county challenges BLM’s decision to approve the facility’s expansion using emergency procedures that bypass standard environmental review and public input requirements,” said attorney Nathan Hunt, who represents the […]
Uinta Basin Railway
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New round of decisions on track for proposed Uinta Basin Railway
Late last year, Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) backers, Utah’s Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, filed a 35-page motion with the Federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), asking the Board to reaffirm its original decision to approve the railway without further environmental review. But the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is not on board with the idea. The […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Fire dangerA number of small fires have occurred in the Valley recently. A passenger van explosion up Snowmass Creek Road on June 30 spread flames to dry vegetation before 30 firefighters contained it. The day prior, a multi-agency effort responded to a structure fire in Glenwood Springs. Thursday, June 26, saw a human-caused fire in […]
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Transporte, medio ambiente y comunidad
Transporte, medio ambiente y comunidad: conoce las principales noticias del Valle del Roaring: demoras en la Carretera 133, comidas gratuitas para jóvenes, el futuro de Nutrient Farms, el regreso del Uinta Basin Railway, advertencias sobre alces y un ataque en Boulder. Carretera 133 El Departamento de Transporte de Colorado está sellando secciones de la Carretera […]
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Uinta Basin Railway dead in the water for now, but oil transport still on the table
Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) opponents have reason to celebrate. On Aug. 18, a D.C. Circuit Court judge overruled the Federal Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) December 2021 decision to approve the UBR. Ted Zukoski, attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, one of the plaintiffs in the case, told The Sopris Sun that the STB and […]
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Elected officials gather to oppose Uinta Basin Railway
The north bank of the Colorado River at the Grizzly Creek Rest Area was the setting for a press conference Friday, April 7, about the dangers of the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) to Coloradans and the entire Colorado River Basin. Organized by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s office, speakers included the Senator plus U.S. Rep. […]
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Board supports slower trains through New Castle, land protections around Sweetwater Lake
New Castle elected officials presented a letter to Garfield County commissioners (BOCC) Monday to slow trains through New Castle. In a Feb. 7 BOCC work session, Town Councilor Caitlin Carey and others expressed concerns about the number of oil trains that could eventually come through New Castle if the proposed Uinta Basin Railway in Utah […]
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Uinta Basin Railway meets opposition in Glenwood Springs
Oil producers want to quadruple the amount of fracked waxy crude that comes out of Utah’s Uinta Basin. Between 80,000 and 90,000 barrels per day are currently trucked to refineries in Salt Lake City, but refinery production there is capped due to air pollution on the Wasatch Front. So, Utah officials and oil producers have […]