Tag: environment
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BLM considers drilling leases near Rocky Mountain National Park
GRAND JUNCTION — The Bureau of Land Management is considering leasing nearly 28,000 acres of land for oil and gas drilling in the Granby area near the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. The Daily Sentinel (http://bit.ly/2cl6ndM) reports the Grand County land stretches from just west of Granby to beyond Hot Sulphur Springs, primarily…
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Even with warming, groundwater in Colorado River Basin might benefit
DENVER – Groundwater replenishment in the Upper Colorado River Basin – a key component of water supplies for seven Southwestern states and Mexico - may benefit from projected increases in future basin-wide precipitation under current climate warming projections, according to a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation. The most advanced…
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City engineer Tim Mitros revered for his work with victims of Colorado Springs landslides, floods
When disaster hits a Colorado Springs property, most owners suffer financial and emotional devastation. Yet many call themselves lucky. They’re the ones who work with Tim Mitros. “He should become governor. He should become mayor, then governor, then president,” said Christina Gretz, whose Stardust Mesa family home has been smacked by a landslide. “He’s fantastic.…
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Wet May boosts snowpack in most of Colorado’s river basins
DENVER — A wet May boosted the snow across most of Colorado’s mountains, putting the state in good shape for the spring and summer runoff. Water officials said Tuesday the snowpack in six of the state’s seven river basins is well above normal for this time of year. The deeper snows range from 150 percent…
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Wet May boosts snowpack in most of Colorado’s river basins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — A wet May boosted the snow across most of Colorado’s mountains, putting the state in good shape for the spring and summer runoff. Water officials said Tuesday the snowpack in six of the…
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Volunteers plant trees in place ravaged by Waldo Canyon fire
When the 2012 Waldo Canyon fire finished raging through her neighborhood, Denise Peacock returned with a camera. “What I took pictures of,” she said, “were of the things that survived. Like flowers that were still growing out of the rubble and the ashes. “It gave me hope, you know, that things can make it back…
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New Mexico pushes for remedies in wake of Colorado mine waste spill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal government and Colorado have made little progress in remedying damage from the release of millions of gallons of wastewater from a southern Colorado mine last year, New Mexico’s top prosecutor charged in a pair of scathing letters sent to officials this week. The wastewater, which contained arsenic, copper, lead, mercury…
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Deal reached between homeowners, weapons plant operators
DENVER — A $375 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by thousands of homeowners who said plutonium releases from a former nuclear weapons plant outside Denver hurt their health and devalued their property. Plaintiffs’ attorney Merrill Davidoff said Thursday the deal must still be approved by a federal judge. The agreement would…
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Deal reached between homeowners, weapons plant operators
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — A $375 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by thousands of homeowners who said plutonium releases from a former nuclear weapons plant outside Denver hurt their health and devalued their…
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Xcel Energy proposes $1 billion wind farm
DENVER — The state’s largest electricity provider is asking utilities commissioners to approve a $1 billion wind project. The Denver Post reports (http://dpo.st/1qkx5HY) construction on the Rush Creek Wind Project could start late in 2017, with the wind farm potentially producing power before 2019. Xcel Energy needs the Public Utilities Commission to approve several elements…