** Another Western public lands bill successful in the House
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Friday, November 1, 2019
The Thompson Divide, an area included in the CORE Act, Ecoflight ([link removed])

The third Western public land bill of the week passed with bipartisan support in the House yesterday. TheColorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) ([link removed]) Act would protect 400,000 acres of Colorado, establishing new wilderness and protecting some areas from development. The bill also establishes ([link removed]) the first National Historic Landscape at Camp Hale, a training location in the Rocky Mountains during WWII.

Proponents of the bill are celebrating its collaborative nature and broad support. "I'm proud to pass legislation on the House floor that was written by Coloradans to conserve the treasured public lands across our state. For decades, local leaders, ranchers, anglers, outdoor businesses and conservationists across our state have hammered out the designations to create the bill that we considered on the floor today," stated ([link removed]) Rep. Joe Neguse, the bill's main sponsor. However, the White House has already threatened to veto ([link removed]) the CORE Act, and it will face challenges ([link removed]) in the Senate as well.
Quick hits


** New technology may help detect natural gas leaks
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Yale Environment360 ([link removed])


** House approves Colorado public land bill
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Denver Post ([link removed]) | Colorado Public Radio ([link removed]) | E&E News ([link removed]) | Vail Daily ([link removed]) | Grand Junction Daily Sentinel ([link removed]) | Colorado Sun ([link removed]) | Colorado Independent ([link removed]) | Glenwood Springs Post Independent
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** How right-wing industry leaders are reshaping the Interior Department
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WNYC ([link removed])


** Keystone pipeline leaks 383,000 gallons of oil
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New York Times ([link removed]) | Washington Post ([link removed]) | CNN ([link removed]) | The Hill ([link removed])


** Reinstated ORV ban could be difficult to enforce
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Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed])


** Anadarko faces possible penalties for deadly Colorado explosion
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Denver Post ([link removed])


** Judge won't reconsider decision stopping Arizona mine
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Arizona Daily Star ([link removed]) | Associated Press ([link removed])


** Opinion: What do Western voters want in 2020? We asked them
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Arizona Daily Star ([link removed])
Quote of the day
We don't yet know the extent of the damage from this latest tar sands spill, but what we do know is that this is not the first time this pipeline has spilled toxic tar sands, and it won't be the last. We've always said it's not a question of whether a pipeline will spill, but when, and once again TC Energy has made our case for us.”
—Catherine Colletine, associate director of the Sierra Club, on the Keystone pipeline spill, New York Times ([link removed])
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The view of the sunrise @CanyonlandsNPS ([link removed]) is like that of a fairytale. Pic by Sara Gurgol ([link removed] ([link removed]) ) #Utah ([link removed])

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