Wyoming board releases proposed rules for wind-power projects
wy_wind_power.jpgThe State Lands and Investments Board has drafted proposed rule changes regarding wind energy development on state lands. And it's hoping to receive a lot of public input over the next couple of months to make sure all stakeholders have their say.

Comments will be accepted until March 1 at 5 pm.  Public hearings will be held around the state between March 15 and March 18.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 )
 
Colorado takes public comment on new uranium mining rules

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Last Updated ( Monday, 01 February 2010 )
 
State bill could redefine commercial rafting rights
rafting-rapids.jpgRep. Kathleen Curry has sponsored legislation in the state House of Representatives that would solidify the right of commercial rafting outfitters to float on rivers that pass through private property.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 February 2010 )
 
ExxonMobil, two others seek oil-shale leases
20090226-oil-shale-colorado.jpgThe Bureau of Land Management received two applications in Colorado and one in Utah in its second offering of oil shale research and development leases, agency spokesman Matt Spangler said Monday.

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Check out The Promise & Peril of Oil Shale event being held in Denver Feb 5. 
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 January 2010 )
 
WildEarth Guardians want federal protection for Utah lizard, snail
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Gila monster (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources)

Gila monsters -- poisonous, colorful, reclusive and a bad guy in a classic Western movie -- are dying off in Utah because of headlong growth and development in St. George and the rest of Washington County. The lizards must not go extinct and need federal protection, says WildEarth Guardians, a Southwestern conservation group that is blanketing the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) with petitions and lawsuits aimed at fending off biological annihilation.

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Last Updated ( Monday, 25 January 2010 )
 
Bull Trout Proposed Critical Habitat Revision, 2010
bartgammet20_littlelostr.jpgOn January 13, 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to revise its 2005 designation of critical habitat for the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), a threatened species protected under the Endangered Species Act.

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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 19 January 2010 )
 
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