The Seven County Infrastructure Coalition could re-start the two-year environmental review of the project or petition review by the U.S. Supreme Court
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A train on fire and mud on the tracks as groups argue against Uinta Basin Railway’s Colorado plan in federal court
Attorneys for Eagle County and conservation groups blast Uinta Basin Railway project in U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. as Glenwood Springs cleans up mudslide, Palisade firefighters douse burning railcar
Posted inTransportation
Colorado congressmen send letter to fourth federal agency urging scrutiny of Uinta Basin Railway plan
Elected officials across the state are organizing in opposition to a plan to ship billions of gallons of Utah’s Uinta Basin waxy crude through Colorado
Posted inOpinion Columns
Carman: Don’t let the greedheads win on Uinta Basin Railway project
The Uinta Basin Railway project is bad for the planet, bad for the country and worse for the people of Colorado.
Posted inTransportation
Colorado congressmen cite Ohio train derailment in letter urging Forest Service to delay approval of Uinta Basin Railway
The two Democrats join environmental groups and communities urging increased scrutiny of the proposed Utah railroad that would route billions of gallons of waxy crude along the Colorado River.
Posted inBusiness
Railroad’s plan to haul waxy crude through Colorado’s mountains needs $2 billion in government-approved bonds
Opposition to taxpayers helping foot the bill for Uinta Basin Railway’s “massive carbon bomb” is lining up
Posted inCrime and Courts
10 Colorado communities support lawsuit to block Utah oil trains along Colorado River
Cities and counties the tracks run through want to support appeal of 2020 federal approval of Utah’s Uinta Basin Railway, which routes waxy crude oil trains through Colorado
Posted inOutdoors
Eagle County carries the torch for Colorado in last-ditch attempt to block Utah waxy-crude rail cars traversing Colorado River
Eagle County is the only Colorado group appealing the Surface Transportation Board’s approval of a new Utah railroad that will direct 350,000 barrels of Uinta Basin crude through Colorado.
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Utah crude trains could be rolling through Colorado after Forest Service denies objections to new rail line
It’s looking likely that heated train cars loaded with a waxy crude oil will be rolling through Colorado after the Forest Service last week rejected objections to the proposed new rail line in a section of roadless forest in Utah. “We are going to continue to fight this terrible project with every tool available to […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion | From Utah with love: a warning about oil trains that could be rolling through Colorado
Greetings from Utah. I write to warn Coloradans of the looming threat to your beautiful state — a threat devised by Utah politicians. It comes in the form of a proposed 88-mile-long oil railway that would quadruple oil extraction in northeast Utah’s Uinta Basin. If the Uinta Basin Railway is built it will need to […]