Worst-ever outbreak leads to slaughter of 6 million-plus chickens and has killed enough eagles and other raptors to raise wildlife fears.
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First comprehensive oil and gas drilling plan under Colorado’s new regulations gets go-ahead
Colorado’s first comprehensive oil and gas development plan — a new mechanism aimed at better assessing and managing the cumulative impacts of drilling — was approved by state regulators Wednesday, paving the way for more than 200 new wells in Weld County. Kerr-McGee, a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corp., got a greenlight from Colorado Oil […]
Posted inEnvironment
If a Colorado eagle nest falls in the forest — and the cameras are on — should anyone save it?
Raptors are in a renaissance on the Front Range, but when wildlife biologists say, “Let nature handle it,” there’s some splainin’ to do with an enthusiastic public.
Posted inBusiness, Crime and Courts, Energy, Environment, News, Outdoors
Wind energy company pleads guilty after 150 eagles are killed at its farms in 8 states, including Colorado
By Matthew Brown, The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — A wind energy company was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay more than $8 million in fines and restitution after at least 150 eagles were killed over the past decade at its wind farms in eight states, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. NextEra Energy subsidiary ESI […]
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Opinion: Neguse’s push for a National Biodiversity Strategy is vital for endangered species
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, has introduced a vitally important resolution in the U.S. Congress to stem the loss of our planet’s wild creatures. As revealed in a recent global biodiversity report, although more than 150 countries pledged 10 years ago to work toward achieving 20 targets for conserving biodiversity by the year 2020, no […]