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Colorado’s U.S. Senators express support for added protection of Dolores River, with safeguards for existing uses

July 4, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The Dolores River winds toward the Paradox Valley in Montrose County. (Jason Blevins, The Colorado Sun / EcoFlight) Colorado’s U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are on board with increased protections around the Dolores River but only if existing mining, hunting, grazing and water rights are protected.The senators on Tuesday released a statement indicating they ...
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EcoFlight Views: Summer 2024

July 1, 2024 Newsletter No Comments
View EcoFlight’s Summer 2024 Newsletter Use the link above for the online version with a better viewing experience.
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Following Sackett, questions remain about what waters are protected

June 30, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ As the impacts of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Sackett decision of 2023 unfold, New Mexico water advocates are pushing for increased protections of waterways that are no longer protected under the Clean Water Act. Advocates from groups like Trout Unlimited and Amigos Bravos partnered with EcoFlight to help a group of legislators ...
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Scorching heat in the US Southwest kills three migrants in the desert near the Arizona-Mexico border

June 28, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The U.S. Border Patrol reported Friday that the bodies of two men, ages 44 and 18, and a 17-year-old girl were found in the desert. By Anita Snow, Associated PressThree Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border as high temperatures soar well into the triple ...
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Federal ‘land grab’ or conservation? U.S. senator visits Dolores River to weigh in

June 17, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Opponents fear a national monument will curtail access and draw crowds; supporters say it will help manage impactsThe Dolores River winds through the West End of Montrose County upstream of Bedrock and the Paradox Valley. A proposal for a new national monument would increase protections for 400,000 acres around the Dolores River ...
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EcoFlight in the valley

June 17, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ Residential developments can be seen below in Paradise Valley mixed with ranches and farmland. Dan Astin/ Enterprise Representatives from the tourism industry, media and Park County Environmental Council, or PCEC, took to the skies from Livingston’s Mission Field in a 1978 Cessna Turbo 210 on Monday to fly over Paradise Valley.PCEC is ...
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Utah seeks to ‘maintain’ Great Salt Lake levels after it peaks below some projections

June 8, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The lake normally loses about 2 feet over the summer months and the first half of fall. With hotter and drier-than-normal conditions forecast for this summer, the lake could lose more than that. (Megan Banta | The Salt Lake Tribune) The railroad causeway and berm used to regulate flow to the north ...
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Seeing potential Gila Bend national monument from a new perspective — 1,000 feet up

June 6, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Conservationists and tribal leaders are trying to get a national monument designation for a Gila Bend area. Sam Dingman/ KJZZ On a recent Wednesday morning, I drive up to an airfield outside Buckeye to take a ride over Gila Bend on a six-seater plane. The trip gave me the opportunity to see a part of the ...
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Holy Cross: Waste no energy, want no energy

June 5, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The 5-megawatt solar array in Woody Creek is a prime location for a battery storage facility, said Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan. The 35-acre facility was completed in 2021, before Holy Cross prioritized storage. This view was provided during an EcoFlight day trip. Courtesy photo The Western Slope energy cooperative ...
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Holy Cross: Waste no energy, want no energy

June 5, 2024 News & Media No Comments
Original Post ➡️ The 5-megawatt solar array in Woody Creek is a prime location for a battery storage facility, said Holy Cross Energy President and CEO Bryan Hannegan. The 35-acre facility was completed in 2021, before Holy Cross prioritized storage. This view was provided during an EcoFlight day trip. Courtesy photo The Western Slope energy cooperative ...
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