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Local Elected Officials Weigh In On Roadless Recommendations	9/7/2006
County Commissioners from La Plata, Pitkin and Clear Creek Counties call on the task force to strengthen recommendations.
National Forest's Roadless Rule Comment Period Coming to an End:	9/4/2006
With one week left in the public comment period on changes to the national forest "Roadless Rule", Environment Colorado and the Outdoor Industry Association released a report today highlighting the economic value of Colorado's roadless areas.
Conservationist & wildlife groups: “There’s more work ahead for the task force”	8/10/2006
Draft recommendations fail to provide interim protection and make sweeping exemptions for coal mining
Groups Urge Task Force To Protect Rio Grande’s Last Wild Forests	6/7/2006
Local residents, hunters, and conservationists will ask the Roadless Areas Review Task Force to protect all of the Rio Grande’s unroaded backcountry and help preserve the traditional Colorado experience.
Congress to hand out billions to oil companies	6/28/2006
House considers bill to give subsidies to oil companies at expense of taxpayers, clean beaches, and Colorado’s Western Slope
Championing protection for Colorado’s roadless forests	5/24/2007
Press statement of Matt Garrington, Field Director for Environment Colorado on the House and Senate’s push to protect our last wild forests
Senate passes bill to protect land and water from uranium pollution	4/30/2008
Colorado State Senate passes the Land & Water Stewardship Bill, House Bill 1161, to protect Colorado's land, water, and communities from uranium mining pollution.
150 groups to U.S. Senate: reform 1872 law 150 groups to U.S. Senate: reform 1872 law	4/24/2008
As the nation celebrates the first annual National Park Week, 156 recreation and conservation groups in 24 states called on the U.S. Senate to take immediate action to protect Grand Canyon National Park from a dramatic increase in new mining claims by reforming the nation's 135-year-old mining law that governs the mining of uranium, gold and other "hardrock" metals on western public lands.
Uranium pollution bill right for Colorado	4/17/2008
Press statement from Matt Garrington, Field Director of Environment Colorado on House Bill 1161, the “Land & Water Stewardship Bill”
Support For Colorado’s Backcountry Intensifies	4/13/2006
New Study Shows 86 Percent Of Written Comments Favor Roadless Forests
House support “glows” for uranium bill	3/31/2008
On the dawn of a new uranium mining boom, the Colorado House of Representatives passed strong clean water and environmental protections from toxic and radioactive uranium mining pollution.
Feds Rebuked For Proposed Projects In Colorado’s Roadless Areas	3/30/2006
Organizations & Landowner Call For Halt Of Agency Actions
Glowing victory to protect environment from unsafe uranium mining	2/20/2008
With overwhelming bipartisan support, a House committee passed a bill to protect Colorado’s environment and waters from unsafe uranium mining by an 11-to-2 vote.
Statement of Environment Colorado Land Use Associate Pam Kiely	12/20/2006
In the 11th hour of the outgoing administration, Owens' land board steamrolls through a decision and gives away 3,000 acres to development interests despite affirming the conservation value of these Stewardship Trust Lands
Diverse Allies Mark End of Roadless Rule Public Comment Period With A Unified Call To Oppose Repeal Of Roadless Rule	11/15/2004
Congressman Mark Udall, Republicans For Environmental Protection, Trout Unlimited, Outdoor Industry Association and Others Come Together To Celebrate Overwhelming Statewide Support for Roadless Area Conservation Rule
Conservationists Seek Stronger BLM Enforcement Of Oil, Gas Drilling In West	11/14/2006
Western conservationists and sportsmen are urging Bureau of Land Management officials to begin rigorous enforcement of key federal laws and regulations designed to protect the West’s land, air, water and wildlife in the face of exploding energy development.
Congress gives Rocky Mountain and the Grand Canyon a Belated Treat the Day after Halloween	11/01/2007
Today, the House voted 244 to 166 to stop a toxic threat lurking at the edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, roadless areas, and other treasured lands, by passing the Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007 (H.R. 2262). This is a victory for anyone who enjoys this country’s national parks, wild national forests, and our rivers. The bill would stop hardrock mining companies looking to scare-up more profits without regard to the lands that are sacrificed in the process. This bill also recognizes that the needs of our treasured lands can be balanced with the needs of the mining industry.
Worth more wild!	09/27/2007
Denver, CO – Oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threaten over 4.4 million acres of Colorado’s national forests, jeopardizing the state’s $2.4 billion wildlife-related outdoor recreation activities such as fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching, according to a new report released today by Environment Colorado.

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