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"Rafters Push For 'Right To Float' In Colorado" [1]

"Each year, around a half a million people go whitewater rafting in Colorado, and the industry is a key economic driver in many rural towns. But in recent months, the issue of rafting and who can float through stretches of private property has divided the state."

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Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Source: NPR [6], 07/22/2010

Natural Gas Hazards Drawing Federal Attention [7]

After hearing for years about public concern over the adverse health and environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing used to increase production of natural gas, US EPA has begun a process (including 4 public meetings in July; CO, NY, PA, TX) to decide what the issues are and how to address them.

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National (U.S.) [14]
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Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [17]
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TOOLBOX: Denver Post Finds Thousands of Drilling Spills in Colorado [18]

A big fraction of the leaks and spills involved not merely oil, but produced water containing hydraulic fracturing fluid. You'll find lots of useful data on the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission website.

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"Millions of Gallons Spilled in Colo. Over 2-1/2 Year Period" [21]

"Oil and gas companies have reported almost 1,000 spills to Colorado regulators over the past 2-1/2 years, totaling 5.2 million gallons of drilling liquids and oil."

Energy & Fuel [10]
Pollution [20]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Source: Denver Post [22], 06/29/2010

Grasshopper Infestations on the Rise Again [23]

As drought blankets much of the western U.S. and Canada, so do grasshoppers, Mormon crickets, and other associated bugs. The cyclical insect infestations, which are occurring in pockets in every state west of the Mississippi and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, range from light to very severe.

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Canada [27]
Northwest (OR WA) [28]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
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California [29]
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SEJ's 20th Annual Conference Coverage [30]

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Oct. 13-17, 2010 in Missoula, Montana. Find multimedia coverage on SEJ's coverage web page [30] and on the unofficial conference blog. [31] See the agenda, read speaker bios, and more. If you attended the conference, please click here to take our online survey. [32] Pictured at left: Jodi Rave, Freelance Journalist, Buffalo's Fire, and moderator of the Saturday panel THE CLIMATE: Energy Issues on Tribal Lands.

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Residents Press Chevron for Answers on Utah Oil Leak [35]

Residents of Salt Lake City neighborhoods peppered Chevron VP Bryan Tucker with questions and complaints at a community meeting following an oil spill there.

Disasters [25]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Source: Salt Lake Tribune [36], 06/15/2010

"Closed Uranium Mine Ordered To Stop Discharge" [37]

"The owners of a closed uranium mine near Golden have been ordered by the state health department to stop discharging polluted water into a creek that flows into a Denver-area reservoir."

Nuclear Power & Radiation [38]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Source: AP [39], 06/11/2010

"Wyoming Approves 'Fracking' Disclosure Rules" [40]

"CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A state agency that oversees oil and gas development voted Tuesday to require energy companies to disclose what chemicals they're pumping underground to improve the flow of oil and gas into well bores."

Chemicals [9]
Journalism & Media [41]
Public [4]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [5]
Source: AP [42], 06/09/2010

15 States Get More Federal Recreational Trails [43]

The National Trails system, already stretching more than 12,500 miles, expands with the addition of 31 more trails totalling 716 miles.

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