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The One Big Beautiful Bill changed the leasing process for the BLM. Now, land in Colorado will be cheaper for operators to lease, and the agency will have less discretion over the terms of the agreements.
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“I'm just sick of this stuff … That's not why we come here.”
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The Public Lands Rule allowed conservation to be managed as part of BLM’s multiple-use mandate, along with other uses like mining and grazing. The Trump administration now says that rule doesn’t pass muster.
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Roaring Fork Safe Passages requested $350,000 from Pitkin County's Open Space and Trails board for a wildlife crossing feasibility study and engineering design. The project aims to improve safety on Highway 82 by addressing wildlife-vehicle collisions, though questions about funding and legal implications remain.
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The city of Aspen and the APCHA have reached a settlement with the Centennial Homeowners Association after nearly a decade of litigation over building defects. The city will purchase two parcels of land for $7.5 million to fund necessary repairs, with any surplus allocated for future work. The settlement also includes land-use provisions and an intent to develop affordable housing.
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As the governor urges Congress to extend the benefit, one Colorado Republican is part of a push to do just that.
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Pitkin County has closed the Cozy Point crossover on Highway 82 to prevent unsafe U-turns and prepare for a safer "Michigan Left" redesign at the dangerous Smith Way intersection. The closure aims to reduce crashes and improve traffic flow ahead of a major road realignment.
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Idaho's two Republican senators are signing on to a bipartisan bill that would triple the budget of a program to clean up water sources in national forests.
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Denver businessman Kent Thiry says he’s not abandoning the ideal of independent redistricting, but he doesn’t blame blue states for trying to respond to Texas’ new map.
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In an executive order earlier this year titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” President Trump directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to ensure monuments, memorials, statues and markers “do not contain descriptions, depictions, or other content that inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”
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Will Toor, the executive director of the Colorado Energy Office, says consumers have until the end of September to take advantage of federal tax credits for electric vehicles, and until the end of the year for certain home energy efficiency upgrades.
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A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday contests one of Colorado's newest and most restrictive gun-control laws.