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AGNC receives $100K Repurposing Energy Assets Grant

January 13, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Dylan Anderson/Steamboat Pilot & Today. Steam rises from the Craig Station just west of Craig, as seen from an EcoFlight tour in February 2022, of the Yampa Valley. Officials are bracing for the closure of the station and the Colowyo Mine that supplies it in 2030, and what that means for the ...
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Co-Pilot Blog – The Year of 2023 in Photos

January 5, 2024 Captain's Blog No Comments
Below is a chronological selection of photos taken by EcoFlight during 2023 – the images include landscapes protected during the year, lands and watersheds deserving of protection, and showcases the incredible resilient nature of our planet. These are just a fraction of our images of 2023. They offer a chance to reflect on some of our ...
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Energy Fuels ramps up uranium mining in La Sal

January 5, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Expects to process ore at Blanding’s White Mesa Mill in 2025 Colorado-based Energy Fuels announced Dec. 21 that it has commenced uranium production at three mines, including two locations in San Juan County. The company is the largest domestic producer of uranium. Energy Fuels plans to stockpile uranium ore at the White Mesa Mill in ...
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Salt Lake City wins $1 million for a public art project about the Great Salt Lake

January 5, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The proposal the city submitted to Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Public Art Challenge is for a project called “Wake: The Great Salt Lake.” (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Antelope Island on the Great Salt Lake is photographed Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, from an aerial tour provided by EcoFlight. Salt Lake City received ...
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Draft Federal Decision Would Pause Thompson Divide Oil, Gas Drilling

January 2, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ An aerial view of Assignation Ridge in the Thompson Divide area of Colorado. Photo Courtesy EcoFlight (Colorado Newsline) A long-debated proposal to protect more than 220,000 acres of national forest land on Colorado’s Western Slope is close to becoming reality, but federal officials want to hear feedback from the public first.In a ...
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Writers On The Range: What did Westerners care about in 2023?

January 1, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Lake Powell is seen in a November 2019 aerial photo from the nonprofit EcoFlight. The saga to save the reservoir amid historically low water levels due to drought and high water usage continued to make headlines this year as officials fought to reduce water consumption in 2023 and beyond. This past year, ...
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Few details released on National Guard mission to the border

December 21, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ On Wednesday, the Department of Public Safety said it would enhance its presence in the Lukeville area, and would primarily focus on narcotic interdiction and human smuggling networks, and that the National Guard is expected to provide logistical, administrative and analytical support.In a joint statement with the Department of Emergency Management they ...
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Dry conditions take a toll

December 16, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Washington Grain Commission reports wheat production in 2023 took a 25% dip from the year before Harvested wheat fields are photographed near Pullman from an airplane flown by the founder of EcoFlight Bruce Gordon on Friday morning. Jordan Opp/ Farm and Ranch The year 2023 started out with hopeful signs for grain ...
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CORE, Dolores River bills clear Senate committee

December 15, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ A boater floats in Slickrock Canyon on the Dolores River. Photo courtesy of Rig to Flip Two western Colorado public-land conservation measures scored firsts on Thursday by each clearing the Senate Energy and Natural Resources with bipartisan support.The Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy Act cleared the committee by a 11-8 roll call ...
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It’s official: Dam agreement announced

December 15, 2023 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Deal between federal government and those opposed to four dams on lower Snake River will include $1 billion in federal funds and a hold on lawsuits for at least five years The Lower Granite Dam in Pomeroy is photographed from an airplane flown by the founder of EcoFlight Bruce Gordon on Friday ...
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