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February 23, 2010--Supreme Court Denies 3 High-Profile Environmental Cases (New York Times)
In its first set of orders since returning from a monthlong recess, the Supreme Court declined yesterday to consider three separate industry challenges to federal environmental regulations.
February 10, 2010--Drought prompts ag department to declare disaster status for Montezuma, Dolores counties (Cortez Journal)
Montezuma and Dolores agricultural producers are receiving help from the federal government after a year of drought-like conditions hampered growing efforts in the region. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Feb.
October 31, 2009--CSU gets $1.2 million to research water issues (Coloradoan)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded CSU $1.2 million in grants to aid in research addressing critical water resource issues. Colorado State University was the only institution in Colorado to receive part of the $11 million distributed by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
October 27, 2009--Colorado health chief Jim Martin to lead Department of Natural Resources (Denver Post)
Gov. Bill Ritter on Monday named state health chief Jim Martin to run the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, a decision that met with immediate approval from the state's environmental advocates. Starting Nov.
October 17, 2009--Colorado resources director confirmed to Ag post in Washington (Denver Post)
Colorado's natural-resources director, Harris Sherman, has been confirmed to a senior Obama administration post, and Gov. Bill Ritter is working to find a replacement. Sherman will serve as the U.S.
September 24, 2009--USDA to fund conservation effort in 12 states (Denver Post)
The Agriculture Department is pouring $320 million into efforts to improve water quality in the Mississippi River basin. Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced in a videotaped speech on Thursday that
he is creating the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds
Initiative.
September 16, 2009--Taking care of the land: New conservation stewardship program sign-up begins (Norwood Post)
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September 13, 2009--San Juan forest gets $1.5M for weed removal (Durango Herald)
The San Juan National Forest will receive $1.5 million from the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to clear noxious weeds,
Colorado's U.S. senators, Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, said Friday. The
grant is part of $67 million the U.S.
September 10, 2009--Love it, hate it: Conservationists split on Sherman pick to head USFS (Colorado Independent)
Some conservationists praised the Obama administration’s nomination
Thursday of Harris Sherman to the post of Undersecretary of Natural
Resources and Environment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Others
aren’t quite so sure the two-time head of the Colorado Department of
Natural Resources is the right choice.
September 1, 2009--US agriculture interests split over climate bill (Denver Post)
Climate change legislation before Congress
could be an economic godsend to farmers and ranchers. Or it could be an
enormous financial burden. It depends on whom you ask, and not even farmers and ranchers agree on the matter.
