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On sagebrush-studded slopes and in sometimes-verdant valleys southwest of Meeker last week, wild horses calmly grazed, kept a watchful eye on young foals and occasionally raced after one another. ....
An advocacy group is calling on the Bureau of Land Management to do more environmental analysis before beginning a helicopter-based roundup of wild horses in Rio Blanco County, in part ....
Listen to this post RBC | About twice a week, oil and gas operators in Colorado’s Piceance Basin file “Form 19” also called a Spill/Release Report with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). Nine times out of 10, the spilled substance is a form of hazardous waste byproduct called produced water. For oil and gas industry advocates on Colorado’s Western Slope, its well known that business just ain’t what it used to be. “Just the entire oil and gas economy in the western slope has really taken a big hit,” says Brian Gallagher, principal for a small investment group focused on industrial water and sustainability. ....
Listen / About twice a week, oil and gas operators in Colorado’s Piceance Basin file “Form 19” also called a Spill/Release Report with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC). Nine times out of 10, the spilled substance is a form of hazardous waste byproduct called produced water. KDNK’s Lucas Turner has more on this waste water and its impact in the Piceance Basin in 2019.
For Oil & Gas industry advocates on Colorado’s Western Slope, its well known that business just ain t what it used to be. BRIAN GALLAGHER: Just the entire oil and gas economy in the western slope has really taken a big hit. ....
Listen to this post RBC | Rio Blanco County’s proposed 2021 budget is set for adoption by the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. During work session Tuesday the board reviewed the budget with Budget and Finance Director Janae Stanworth. Overall revenue is projected to increase by $355,772 and expenses by $651,315 for a net difference of about $300,000. The majority of expenditures over revenue are related to capital improvement projects for Meeker Airport and Rangely Airport entitlement funds. The county plans to cover 5% of the cost of airport improvement projects and remaining costs will be covered by federal/state funding. Severance tax revenues are projected to decrease by about 75% from 2020, Federal Mineral Lease (FML) is expected to decrease by 2%, based on the assumption that oil and gas prices will increase in 2021. If they do not, FML payments could decrease further. ....