Tag: Uinta Basin
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Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate lawsuit challenging an executive order invoking the National Emergencies Act that President Donald Trump issued on the day of his inauguration. The order fast-tracks fossil fuel projects by bypassing or shortening environmental reviews. While the act applies nationwide, according to a news release from his office, Weiser’s…
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Utah railroad dispute reaches U.S. Supreme Court
The legal fight over a proposed 88-mile-long railroad project in Utah that would be used to transport waxy crude oil through Colorado is up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition was filed March 4 by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition (SCIC) and the Uinta Basin Railway. The companies are appealing a decision…
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Resistance to Utah oil train railroad racheting up
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was asked to block up to $2 billion in tax-exempt bonds to finance the construction of an 88-mile-long railway in Utah. Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Rep. Joe Neguse, along with a group of more than 150 environmental organizations, sent a letter to Buttigieg voicing concerns over the…
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Colorado congressmen cite East Palestine rail disaster to derail Utah rail project
Objecting to a planned new rail line in Utah that would connect to Colorado rail lines, and citing the disastrous Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Colorado congressmen appealed to the Secretary of Agriculture to stop it — saying the line would harm the environment and endanger Colorado communities. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Denver,…
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Proposed Utah railroad causes consternation in Colorado
Five environmental groups and a Colorado county joined forces to stop the construction of a new rail line in northeastern Utah and oppose federal approval of the line. A lawsuit filed against the federal government seeks to halt the project, claiming the Uinta Basin Railroad will bring potential hazards through Colorado. Eagle County – plus…