| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday January 18, 2025 ( 6 items ) |
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Bureau of Reclamation Investments and Analysis Will Boost Colorado River Basin Resilience
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release:
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Bureau of Reclamation Investments and Analysis Will Boost Colorado River Basin Resilience
(Denver, CO - January 17, 2025) -- The Bureau of Reclamation today announced it is awarding $388 million in grants for Upper Colorado River Basin water projects. Administered via the Bucket 2 Ecosystem program, the grants will support 42 projects that will restore struggling rivers, stream
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Conservation Lands Foundation Says House Bill Attacking National Monument Creation Insult to America's Legacy and Threat to Public's Access to Public Lands
DURANGO, Colorado, Jan. 17 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025:
Today, U.S. Representatives Mark Amodei of Nevada and Celeste Maloy of Utah introduced the Ending Presidential Overreach on Public Lands Act, legislation that would eliminate the Antiquities Act and the power of Presidents of the United States to designate national monuments that protect our natural resources and cultural heritage.
Below is a statement from Chris Hill, Chief Exec
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Conservation Lands Foundation Statement on Today's Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing on Interior Secretary Nominee Doug Burgum
DURANGO, Colorado, Jan. 17 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025:
Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a confirmation hearing for Doug Burgum, a former North Dakota Governor who was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Interior Department shortly after the November election, due to his deep connections with the oil and gas industry. Burgum is expected to be formally nominated for the role after the inaugura
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Rio Grande Headwaters Funding Will Enhance Wildlife Habitat, Resilience to Drought and Water Security for Colorado, New Mexico Communities
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release:
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Rio Grande Headwaters Funding Will Enhance Wildlife Habitat, Resilience to Drought and Water Security for Colorado, New Mexico Communities
DENVER -- The Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation's $24.9 million investment under the Inflation Reduction Act expands state and locally-led efforts in the Rio Grande Headwaters to combat long-term drought, mit
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SHEEO: Now Open - Session Proposals for 2025 Policy Conference
BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 17 -- The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association issued the following news:
The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) is pleased to host the 2025 Higher Education Policy Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 11-14. Solicitation of proposals for conference sessions is now open. Registration for the conference is forthcoming.
The annual Policy Conference is the preeminent gathering of leaders from state higher education polic
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Western Watersheds Project: Biden Administration Rolls Out Two Sage Grouse Plans, Continuing Inadequate, Piecemeal Protection for This At-Risk Species
HAILEY, Idaho, Jan. 18 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025:
The Biden Administration rolled out its decisions to amend Bureau of Land Management land use plans in greater sage grouse habitat in Oregon and Colorado today, and signaled its intentions to leave the decisions affecting the five key states of Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Nevada to the Trump administration.
"The new Biden plans leave the first Trump administration's gutting of sa
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