Tag: department of the interior
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Gov. Jared Polis, Upper Basin states criticize federal draft plan for managing the Colorado River
With no agreement among the seven Colorado River states, which missed multiple federal deadlines, the Upper Colorado River Commission on Monday sharply criticized the U.S. Department of the Interior’s draft plan for managing the river after the current guidelines expire this year. The critics accused federal officials of exceeding their authority and of relying on…
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341 acres prescribed to burn in the Blanca Wetlands outside Alamosa
The Bureau of Land Management has scheduled 341 acres of the Blanca Wetlands for prescribed burns from November to March, according to a news release by the agency Monday. The acreage, approximately 11 miles northeast of Alamosa, will be treated across two units to improve nesting habitats and migratory waterfowl. Fire treatments will be completed…
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Colorado River management may change under Biden administration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The new Biden administration could take action on the Colorado River that would go well beyond the president-elect’s term in office. The week of Dec. 14, the seven states that are part of the Colorado…
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Colorado River management may change under Biden administration
The new Biden administration could take action on the Colorado River that would go well beyond the president-elect’s term in office. The week of Dec. 14, the seven states that are part of the Colorado River Compact began the first step for renegotiating guidelines that will decide how much water the three lower basin states…