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Officials impose fire limits	19.6.2013	Durango Herald
With five wildfires burning across the state, La Plata County, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe will be implementing stage 1 fire restrictions beginning Wednesday. Generally, stage 1 restrictions meanCampfires are limited to permanent fire rings or grates within developed...
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New fire ignites in northwest Moffat County	19.6.2013	Steamboat Pilot
Crews are battling the Disappointment Fire near Elk Springs.
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IRS worker: No political bias against tea party	19.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Alan Fram The Associated Press Published Jun 18, 2013 08:14PM MDT Washington • An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups’ tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released Tuesday. John Shafer, who oversaw a small group of IRS workers who screen applications for tax-exempt status, told the investigators that the initial tea party application was spotted by one of his wor... ...
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Study finds housing bias against same-sex couples	19.6.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
WASHINGTON—A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised online.
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Won’t fund bias	18.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published Jun 18, 2013 01:01AM MDT Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides about the right of gays to marry, the future is in the private sector. In middle America, the Illinois-based Caterpillar Inc. is stopping its support of the Boy Scouts through its charitable foundation. “We have inclusive policies here at Caterpillar Inc., and the foundation abides by those,” explained spokesperson Rachel Potts. “We just don’t feel that our two organizations align.” But there is hope: “If there’s a change in the Boy Scouts’ policies... ...
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Blaze erupts to the west of Breen	17.6.2013	Durango Herald
Sundayx2019s winds pushed the West Fork Fire into the an area around Elk Creek after the fire grew from 471 acres to 1,700 acres as measured late Saturday from the air.Another flight, with infrared measuring devices, was scheduled for late Sunday to further measure the size of the West Fork and Windy Pass fires, burning northeast of...
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National shortage of large air tankers constrains firefighting efforts	17.6.2013	Denver Post: Local
National shortage of large air tankers constrains firefighting efforts
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Paul Matheny: Unmasking the trail fairies	15.6.2013	Steamboat Pilot
Ever wonder where those sweet singletrack trails come from and who maintains them? Despite local folklore, it’s not the “trail fairies,” but Routt County Riders volunteers and the RCR Trails Committee.
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Range of the wolf	15.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
Published Jun 15, 2013 01:01AM MDT Re “Value of wolves: Feds must maintain some oversight” (Our View, June 11): Although U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Daniel Ashe declared victory by stating “Wolves are recovered and they are now in good hands,” I share serious concerns with the 16 scientists with expertise in carnivore taxonomy and conservation biology who believe delisting is terribly premature. The feds are gauging gray wolf recovery solely on the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes wolf populations. Under the Endang... ...
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Ward Gulch fire near Rifle Mountain Park at 40 acres	15.6.2013	Denver Post: News: Local
Ward Gulch fire near Rifle Mountain Park at 40 acres
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Potassium exploration project approved	14.6.2013	Telluride: News
A project to explore the southwest corner of San Miguel County for potassium reserves has been given the green light from the BLM.
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Obama urges ban on workplace bias against gays	14.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Darlene Superville The Associated Press Published Jun 13, 2013 09:08PM MDT Washington • President Barack Obama on Thursday marked Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month by calling on Congress to pass legislation banning workplace discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. “I want to sign that bill,” he said. Obama said such bias is wrong and must end. He said that in more than 30 states people can be fired because of who they are or who they love. He said legislation pending in Congress would end workplace discrimination “now and forever” against le... ...
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Paul Rolly: Sleeping with the enemy? ATV riders honor BLM	14.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Paul Rolly Tribune Columnist Published Jun 13, 2013 06:21PM MDT Utah’s stalwart protectors of truth, justice and the American way have been dauntless in their defense of state sovereignty against those vile federal agencies like the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service and the Environmental Protection Agency that would enslave us all. Our heroes like state Reps. Mike Noel and Ken Ivory, U.S. Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Rob Bishop have been on the front lines to take back our state lands from the carpetbagger feds and let us, the true stewards of the lan... ...
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Cow stomp: using cattle to reclaim mine land	13.6.2013	High Country News Most Recent
Can Colorado ranchers and the Forest Service work together to erase old mining scars?
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Fires burning out of control	13.6.2013	Durango Herald
COLORADO SPRINGS x2013 A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 residents northeast of Colorado Springs to flee, sheriffx2019s officials said Wednesday.A separate Colorado wildfire to the south has destroyed 20 structures,...
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State panel backs clean-car plan as a smog solution	13.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Judy Fahys The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 05:08PM MDT The state’s policy-setting Air Quality Board gave its endorsement Wednesday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal to clean up vehicles and the gasoline they use. In a telephonic meeting, the panel voted 5-0 to send a letter to EPA voicing strong support for the new standards, which would be phased in beginning in 2017. Utah’s air-pollution hot spots stand to benefit more than anywhere else in the nation from a federal clean-car proposal. And the board noted that the so-called T... ...
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Trio of blazes burn out of control in Colorado	12.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Thomas Peipert The Associated Press Published Jun 12, 2013 10:15AM MDT Colorado Springs, Colo. • A trio of Colorado wildfires fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has burned dozens of homes and forced the evacuation of more than 7,000 residents and nearly 1,000 inmates at medium-security prison. Wildfires also were burning in New Mexico, Oregon and California, where a smokejumper was killed fighting one of dozens of lightning-sparked fires. Crews were so busy battling wildfires across the West that the U.S. Forest Service announced W... ...
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Fires burn structures in Colo.	12.6.2013	Durango Herald
COLORADO SPRINGS x2013 At least four major wildfires fueled by hot, gusty weather burned along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado on Tuesday, destroying a handful of large houses and chasing people from hundreds of homes.Thick smoke plumes visible for miles billowed from fires near Colorado Springs, in southern Colorado and...
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Utah leaders fear new EPA smog rules	12.6.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 11:34AM MDT Washington • Utah officials worry the Environmental Protection Agency may set an unachievable smog standard that would choke the economy more than it would clean the air. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, led a hearing of the House’s environment subcommittee Wednesday where he said federal regulators should to take into account naturally occurring ozone that tends to be far higher in Western states than in the rest of the county. The EPA has set an acceptable ozone standard at 75 parts per billion and... ...
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U.S. proposes listing captive chimps as endangered	12.6.2013	Denver Post: National News Headlines
The federal Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Tuesday to list captive chimpanzees as endangered, a move that would require permits for future use of chimps in invasive medical research.
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