New western Colorado congressman proposes reopening of thousands of acres of federal land to drilling
The Western Slope’s newest congressman, Jeff Hurd, has proposed reopening thousands of acres of federal public land across ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel8d
Hurd bill would undo BLM oil/gas, other plans
Legislation newly introduced by U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd would revoke recently finalized Bureau of Land Management plans governing ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent11d
‘I’ll never put my sword down for wildlife’: Graduate student from Garfield County studies health of bighorn sheep herd in Colorado
Cody Hinkley spent much of his youth outdoors. His childhood memories are full of adventures — exploring the wilderness, ...
Opinion: It’s still the West against itself
Westerners are evolving; politicians aren’t keeping up,” writes Stephen Trimble in an op-ed. “And yet we keep re-electing ...
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Western Colorado Republican seeks to open up millions of acres in the west to oil and gas
Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices ...
How much of Utah’s land is owned by the federal government? Most of it
Where is this federal land? The ownership ranges from a low of 4% in Morgan County to a high of 90% in Garfield County. Counties in northern Utah and along the Wasatch Front have some of the lowest ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel27d
BLM 51,068-acre oil, gas lease sale could include 722 Plateau Valley acres
The BLM’s Colorado State Office has launched ... square-mile parcels are in far-western Garfield County, south of Rangely. The Plateau Valley acreage includes multiple pieces of property ...
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Writers on the Range: It’s still the West against itself
Bernard DeVoto, the Utah-born writer and historian, wrote an essay titled “The West Against Itself” for Harper’s Magazine.