Op-Ed | An alarm is raised, little is done, and employees flee
Fed up with the state’s failure to regulate air permits, three state employees came forward about a year ago, but little has changed ...
Opinion: An alarm is raised, little is done, and employees flee
by Colorado Sun | July 8, 2022
Fed up with the state’s failure to regulate air permits and after years of quietly watching the quality of Colorado’s air decline, about a year ago three state employees bravely came forward. The whistleblowers called out the state Air Pollution Control Division for rubber-stamping ...
Op-Ed | The Success of Biden’s America the Beautiful Plan Hinges on Empowering Federal Employees
by Government Executive | April 6, 2022
With lofty proclamations and admirable ambition, the Biden administration set its sights on preserving 30% of American lands and waters by 2030. In order to meet the goals of its America the Beautiful plan, which is part of the worldwide “30 by 30” conservation initiative, the ...
Chandra Rosenthal: Utah rangelands suffer as BLM staffing dwindles
by Salt Lake Tribune | March 17, 2022
From the red rock canyons of Moab to the sagebrush flanked shores of Bear Lake, Bureau of Land Management land covers vast swathes of Utah. These nearly 23 million acres of public land draw broad user groups and underpin local economies. On BLM land in Utah, hikers traverse lonely country ...
Op-Ed | Why KC Becker holds the key to Front Range air quality
Colorado has been badly out of compliance with National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for a decade now. It's getting worse, not better ...