Scientists plan Colorado River Basin's future (East Valley Tribune)
Scottsdale played host this week to a major symposium aimed at creating more flexible and detailed management plans for the Colorado River Basin, which supplies water to much of the Western United States, including Arizona.

DAILY BRIEFING (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)
Colorado's Department of Transportation North I-25 Project Team will hold public hear-ings to review and comment on the draft environmental impact statement on commuter rail proposed for Northern Colorado and other vital transportation issues impacting the community. These hearings will be 4:30 to 7 p.m. tonight at the Fort Collins Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St., and Thursday at the Outlets ...

Chevron backs off W. Slope growth (Denver Post)
Falling natural-gas prices have Chevron Corp. backing off plans to boost drilling and investment in northwest Colorado.

DHEC fuel tank cleanup program falls short (The State)
The state’s environmental agency has known for years that leaking fuel tanks are the culprit in 80 percent of the polluted groundwater cases across South Carolina. But the agency consistently has failed to make cleaning up the mess a budget priority — in a state where one in four residents drinks from a well, records show. Only once since 1997 has the state Department of Health and Environmental ...

Bush tears up environmental rule book (vnunet.com)
James Murray, BusinessGreen , Thursday 20 November 2008 at 15:36:00 Obama to face huge task reversing Bush's last ditch efforts to roll back green regulations Outgoing US presidents traditionally use their last few months in office to leave some kind of legacy, an indelible sense of their administration's defining philosophy. It looks as if George W Bush is not about to break ...

Chevron latest company to scale back drilling (Boston Herald)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Falling natural gas prices has Chevron Corp. to back off plans to boost drilling and investment in northwest Colorado. The company had planned...

Chevron latest company to scale back drilling (The Aspen Times)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Falling natural gas prices has Chevron Corp. to back off plans to boost drilling and investment in northwest Colorado.

Invasive Species, Climate Change, --Drought Challenges for Resource Management in the Colorado River Basin (USGS)
Invasive species, long-term drought, and climate change are a few of the new management challenges facing policy makers for conservation and restoration efforts in the Colorado River Basin. Scientists and resource managers will gather to explore these complex and compelling issues Nov. 18–20 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Approximately 300 scientists, managers, and stakeholders will gather to ...

Chevron latest company to scale back drilling (Colorado State Collegian)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) _ Falling natural gas prices has Chevron Corp. to back off plans to boost drilling and investment in northwest Colorado. The company had planned to double its drilling north of DeBeque and increase its investment by 50 percent.

Bush takes aim at the environment with late rule changes (New Scientist)
The US president looks set to weaken protection for endangered species and relax gun laws in national parks before leaving office