Rail lines in Colorado often run right next to rivers. That concerns Eagle County officials in the wake of approval of a rail line that could move up to 350,000 barrels per day of crude oil through the state
Eagle County officials are launching an effort to keep rail cars filled with crude oil off the rail line that runs along the Colorado River through much of western Colorado.
Rail lines in Colorado often run right next to rivers. That concerns Eagle County officials in the wake of approval of a rail line that could move up to 350,000 barrels per day of crude oil through the state
Vail Daily
Summit County’s mountain landscape is covered in a fresh coating of springtime snow. Despite a wet April, the region is still well behind median snowpack for this winter.
Photo by Joel Wexler
EAGLE For many climate experts, the current drought in Western Colorado is the worst they’ve seen in their lifetimes, and the outlook isn’t great for the coming summer.
Joel Lisonbee who works for the National Integrated Drought Information System, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said drought conditions have been improving in Colorado but primarily on the eastern side of the Continental Divide. He noted that current 90-day outlooks aren’t good for temperature, precipitation and drought tendency.
Firefighters work on a controlled burn Tuesday, April 20, at Eagle Ranch in Eagle. Controlled burns help mitigate fuels for later in the season and provide new opportunities for plant growth. Fire officials are bracing for another rugged season of wildfires after the historic fire season of 2020.
Chris Dillmann/cdillmann@vaildaily.com
For many of us, the current drought in Western Colorado is the worst we’ve seen in our lifetimes, and the outlook isn’t great for the coming summer.
Joel Lisonbee is the Drought Information Coordinator for the National Integrated Drought Information System, a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.