http://newsrack.in/rss/flenvcenter/Policy-and-Governance_Regional/rss.xml This is a custom RSS feed generated by NewsRack for user flenvcenter for topic Policy and Governance-Regional Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:04:51 GMT Policy and Governance-Regional Policy and Governance-Regional 2010-03-11T20:04:51Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4acbf5063c197472738210.txt What was closed to backcountry skiers last winter in the silver and cold morning hours will remain that way: A ski-area-ran snow study in Bear Creek will continue through this winter on the heels of an extension granted by the U.S. Forest Service. National Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4acbf5063c197472738210.txt 2009-10-06T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ad11c4c87591965234881.txt As medical marijuana dispensaries continue to crop up all over Colorado — from Vail to Longmont to Grand Junction — cities are wrestling with how to regulate the legal sales of pot within their limits. Elections Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ad11c4c87591965234881.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt Telluride finds itself amid strange times. Our revenues are lean and our land scarce. Our challenges mount and our options, seemingly, dwindle. We have to fix our roads, find ways to create affordable housing and increase tourism. And we must do it all with less money than we’re used to. Certainly, it won’t be easy. Elections Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ad123fe7f90b486021008.txt 2009-10-10T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ada6ec0e9392718724274.txt The Mountain Village Town Council unanimously voted on Thursday to ask for an end to hunting on the wooded parcel adjacent to the Valley Floor lying between Telluride and Mountain Village known as “the Wedge.” National Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ada6ec0e9392718724274.txt 2009-10-17T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ae107c9c905e654114182.txt Congressman John Salazar , D-Colo., introduced the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Bill in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday in Washington, paving the way for more protection of more than 60,000 acres in the Telluride region. Colorado Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ae107c9c905e654114182.txt 2009-10-24T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ae108d12727f219358926.txt The United States Forest Service removed Lower Bear Creek’s veil on Wednesday, making the tempting terrain legal to ski this winter by adding two backcountry gates — into Reggae and Contention — just off the top of Lift 9. National Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4ae108d12727f219358926.txt 2009-10-22T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4afa22f8a177f798768670.txt Patchwork preservation in the San Juans is slowly forming a quilt of public lands.  National Colorado Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4afa22f8a177f798768670.txt 2009-11-12T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b14a0c3e1c1a319981649.txt The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week it would again consider the Gunnison sage-grouse for an endangered species listing, marking yet another review of the bird’s plight in the American West. National Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b14a0c3e1c1a319981649.txt 2009-11-30T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b15d7485e609622611811.txt SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The federal government has acknowledged it never prosecuted anyone who failed to pay a bid for drilling rights in Utah until a college student offered his bogus bids in an act of environmental defiance. National Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b15d7485e609622611811.txt 2009-12-01T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b2d804e07db0062623588.txt Crowds gathered downtown in Telluride for a candlelight vigil on Saturday night as part of an effort to raise awareness about immigration reform. Here, Elisa Marie Overall of One Telluride, a local immigrant integration advocacy organization, addresses the crowd in Spruce Street Park. [Photo by Merrick Chase] Elections Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b2d804e07db0062623588.txt 2009-12-21T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b304a6062827255937672.txt The San Juan Mountains, marked as they are by steep terrain and plenty of downward-hurtling water, hold significant potential for hydropower. Colorado Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b304a6062827255937672.txt 2009-12-21T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b31878c5e83f151343381.txt Splashy Fall Creek where it tumbles toward the confluence near Sawpit, the lovely Dolores where it meanders through sinuous canyons, the San Miguel where it colors the desert lands of the West End with cottonwoods and water — all are wild and scenic rivers. National Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b31878c5e83f151343381.txt 2009-12-22T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b32d6788c094453176534.txt The Forest Service is proposing to add two cabins to its cabin rental program — a popular program that allows members of the public to rent out cabins in beautiful and sometimes remote places. National Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b32d6788c094453176534.txt 2009-12-23T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b3d5e33e7192490224433.txt If we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as revenues that once flowed ebbed. We braced against a recession and swallowed the passings of our friends. But for all that bad news we still measured our smiles in inches as snow fell around us like confetti. We toasted each other and this place in the last light of summer evenings. And this much we know: there was never anywhere better to be, in both good times and bad. National Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b3d5e33e7192490224433.txt 2010-01-04T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b42ab9e94a0a543675267.txt In its upcoming Colorado lease sale, the Bureau of Land Management will, for the first time, offer geothermal energy leases. The move allows for the potential development of geothermal energy — energy that, essentially, comes from hot water inside the earth. The energy is renewable and clean but does present challenges, such as piping the hot water away from its origin and then back into the closed-loop system. National Colorado Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b42ab9e94a0a543675267.txt 2010-01-04T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b453cefae5dd200578370.txt Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signaled an end to long standing oil and gas leasing rules on Wednesday, announcing a host of policy changes designed to bring more scrutiny and greater public voice to how leases are awarded on the nation’s public lands. Republican Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b453cefae5dd200578370.txt 2010-01-06T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b494012cee9c724271228.txt San Miguel County has seen limited acreage for sale in recent federal mineral lease sales, but it may soon sprout another well. National Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b494012cee9c724271228.txt 2010-01-09T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b59eb7918552575834728.txt A bill that would blanket many of the public lands in the San Juan region — including the slopes of Mt. Sneffels and Wilson Peak — with a wilderness designation got an audience in the halls of Capitol Hill on Thursday. National Colorado Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b59eb7918552575834728.txt 2010-01-21T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b6102a1e6db5452561767.txt Medical marijuana dispensaries have spread like wildfire through Colorado in the past six months, and towns across the state — including Telluride — have been scrambling to figure out how to legislate the new industry. Elections Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b6102a1e6db5452561767.txt 2010-01-27T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b678fff4c143291885650.txt If you like to boat, camp, climb, hike or otherwise recreate on public lands in western Colorado, the Bureau of Land Management wants to hear from you. National Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b678fff4c143291885650.txt 2010-02-01T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b7a01cca9e10363069738.txt For those struggling to keep financially afloat, the monthly energy bill can be a painful thing to open — especially in the wintertime. Colorado Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b7a01cca9e10363069738.txt 2010-02-15T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b7dfa349338c089782405.txt WASHINGTON (AP) — An oil and gas drilling technique that is becoming more widespread is drawing scrutiny from lawmakers concerned that it may pose a hazard to human health by tainting drinking water and harming the environment. Democrat Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b7dfa349338c089782405.txt 2010-02-18T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b8341712e049050790085.txt From the Colorado Division of Wildlife Dogs are harassing big game animals in southwest Colorado this winter and Division of Wildlife officials are reminding pet owners to keep their animals under control. Colorado Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b8341712e049050790085.txt 2010-02-22T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b89ca81547a9446295162.txt The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been granted a one week extension to announce its decision on the sage grouse. National Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b89ca81547a9446295162.txt 2010-02-27T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b89cb0c9b7ac524916123.txt In the end, houses might not be built at Alta Lakes. Meg Whitman, a conservationist and one of the richest women in the world, has bought the land around Alta Lakes. And the county planner said he believes that she intends to preserve the land. Republican Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b89cb0c9b7ac524916123.txt 2010-02-28T18:30:00Z http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b8dca169007d595377300.txt The environmental beliefs of Meg Whitman, who wants to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger as the leader of California, the biggest and most ungovernable state in the union, is as crystal clear as a typical view across Los Angeles. Republican Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://telluridenews.com/articles/2010/03/11/news/doc4b8dca169007d595377300.txt 2010-03-02T18:30:00Z http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/sage_grouse_misses_esa_listing_by_a_feather/C35/L35/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopic%2Fgrowthpublicpolicy+New+West+Topics%3A+Growth+%26+Public+Policy Sage Grouse Misses ESA Listing By A Feather National Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:30:00 GMT http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/sage_grouse_misses_esa_listing_by_a_feather/C35/L35/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newwest%2Ftopic%2Fgrowthpublicpolicy+New+West+Topics%3A+Growth+%26+Public+Policy 2010-03-07T18:30:00Z