Environmental

Court Declares Fish and Wildlife Service Failed to Protect Rare Colorado, Utah Wildflowers Threatened by Oil Shale Mining

Finds “Conservation Agreement” inadequate to address threats from Uinta Basin Energy Development

White River Beardtongue
A White River beardtongue. Graham’s and White River beardtongues are found only in oil shale outcroppings in northeastern Utah’s Uinta Basin and northwestern Colorado’s Piceance Basin.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Photo

Denver, CO —(ENEWSPF)–October 26, 2016.  A federal court yesterday ruledin favor of conservation groups in their challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to deny Endangered Species Act…

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