COLLBRAN, Colo. – At first, it seemed simple: The federal government would sell its small irrigation projects to the local water conservancy districts that use them. The idea sprang from Vice President Al Gore’s mandate to reduce federal bureaucracy. But officials in three Western states are learning that purchases can turn nasty when they go […]
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Posted inSeptember 5, 1980: Ailing uranium millworkers seek recognition, aid
Crested Butte water ordinance immersed in AMAX court challenge
Less than a month after Crested Butte, Colo., passed an ordinance aimed at protecting its watershed, city leaders find themselves face to face in court with AMAX, the mining giant that hopes to extract molybdenum nearby. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/12.17/download-entire-issue
Posted inAugust 10, 1979: Uranium industry's expansion prospects bleak
Colorado carbon dioxide could eke out extra oil
Carbon dioxide gas, locked thousands of feet below the mesa and canyon country of southwestern Colorado, may be the key for the recovery of oil from some abandoned wells. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/11.16/download-entire-issue