DeGette Applauds Biden Administration Action to Protect Thompson Divide, Urges Additional Conservation
April 03, 2024
April 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
DENVER -- Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) applauded the Biden Administration's completion of an approximately 221,898-acre withdrawal from the Thompson Divide, an action that protects the area from operation of public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws, excluding valid existing rights.
"The Thompson Divide is an iconic part of the Colorado lands . . .
DENVER -- Today, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) applauded the Biden Administration's completion of an approximately 221,898-acre withdrawal from the Thompson Divide, an action that protects the area from operation of public land laws, mining laws, and mineral and geothermal leasing laws, excluding valid existing rights.
"The Thompson Divide is an iconic part of the Colorado lands . . .