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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday June 14, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Bureau of Land Management Must Adopt Durable, Science-Based Management Approaches to Reverse Sage Grouse Declines
DENVER, Colorado, June 14 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The National Wildlife Federation, seven of its Western affiliates, and more than 12,000 members urged the Bureau of Land Management to adopt a range of lasting management approaches rooted in the best available science to reverse Greater sage-grouse population declines and restore the sagebrush ecosystem. The agency's public comment period for its Greater sage-grouse resource management plan ends at  more

City of Charlottetown Wins Best of the Best Taste Test at AWWA's Annual Conference
DENVER, Colorado, June 13 (TNSres) -- The American Water Works Association issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: * * * City of Janesville named winner of People's Choice Water Taste Test * * * The American Water Works Association (AWWA) announced today that the City of Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island won the Best of the Best Water Taste Test. The City of Janesville in Janesville, Wisconsin, was named the winner of the People's Choice Water Taste Test. The events, which we  more

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences: Nitrous Oxide Emissions Grew 40 Percent From 1980 to 2020, Accelerating Climate Change
BOULDER, Colorado, June 13 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news on June 12, 2024: * * * Current concentrations of the potent greenhouse gas are higher than all major model projections * * * Emissions of nitrous oxide, the third most important human-made greenhouse gas, rose 40 percent from 1980 to 2020, according to a new report by the Global Carbon Project. The new study, published today in the journal Earth System Science Da  more

NCBA Responds to FDA's Longitudinal Study on the Yuma Valley Leafy Greens Growing Region
CENTENNIAL, Colorado, June 13 [Category: Agriculture] -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following news release: The study was undertaken after a 2018 E. coli outbreak that was linked to romaine lettuce from the Yuma, AZ, growing area. The investigation into that outbreak found samples of canal water that tested positive for the outbreak strain of E. coli. However, that strain of E. coli was not found at a nearby cattle feeding operation and the investigation ultimately fou  more

Tenth Circuit Dodges Ruling In Sorority Case Argued By Independent Women's Law Center
DENVER, Colorado, June 14 -- The Independent Women's Law Center issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: On Wednesday, June 12, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals quietly removed itself from the landmark Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority lawsuit. The panel ruled it lacked appellate jurisdiction to hear the case, thus avoiding the question of whether Kappa Kappa Gamma's directors breached their fiduciary duties in forcing the Wyoming chapter to initiate a male. This case was a  more

Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership: New Video Explains Benefits of BIL and IRA Investments to Colorado's Hunters, Anglers
WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release: TRCP's new video explains how BIL and IRA investments in Colorado's San Luis Valley will benefit hunters and anglers for generations. With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act presenting a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the restoration and renewal of our nation's public lands, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is sharing a short video, seco  more