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May 21 2015

Wolf Creek Land Transfer Finalized: Process Concealed

By sjca Lands Protection, Species

By law Environmental Impact Statements are intended to be robust and transparent. Very little in the nearly 30-year saga of the proposed Village at Wolf Creek Pass has met those expectations. Sadly, 2015 has been no different. Today the Forest Service amended and…

May 21 2015

Special Places: Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area

By sjca Lands Protection, Rivers

Photo Credit: Mark Pearson The entire Dolores River Canyon below McPhee Reservoir is a special place to be sure. Anyone that has had the opportunity to explore the corridor via boat, foot, horseback, bike or vehicle, knows this to be…

May 13 2015

Residents need relief from busy mine operations

By sjca Coal, Durango Herald Column

Let’s talk about the biggest little coal mine in La Plata County you’ve never heard of. Six miles southwest of Hesperus sits the King Coal II mine. Operated by GCC Energy, a subsidiary of Mexico-based Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, the…

May 12 2015

Groups seek to stop unstudied fracking

By sjca Lands Protection, Oil & Gas

You may remember that back in March we filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to protect the Greater Chaco Region from illegal and rampant oil and gas development. As that works its way through the courts,…

Wolf Creek Land Transfer Finalized: Process Concealed

Special Places: Dolores River Canyon Wilderness Study Area

Residents need relief from busy mine operations

Groups seek to stop unstudied fracking

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