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The decision follows an August U.S. appeals court ruling that struck down a critical approval involving the Uinta Basin Railway. The proposed 88-mile railroad line would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network and larger markets.
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The ruling is the latest development in the fight over the proposed Uinta Basin Railway, an 88-mile railroad line that would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network.
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State and local officials argue it's a good idea for domestic energy production. Critics question investing billions in oil and gas infrastructure as the country seeks to use less of the fossil fuels that worsen climate change.
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An Estonian oil company, Enefit, initially bought the water right to build a commercial oil shale mine and processing plant in the Uinta Basin near Vernal.
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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is taking comments through Tuesday on what could be the nation’s first shale oil mine.Enefit American Oil wants to tap…
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A battle is shaping up over a permit to produce oil from oil shale on state land in eastern Utah. The permit is based on technology that’s still being…
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Two wildflowers that grow only where there are oil shale or tar sands will stay off the federal endangered species list for now. Instead, an agreement has…
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An environmental group says developing oil shale in the West would require enormous amounts of water – and it’s pointing to a recent court case to back up…
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The federal government is planning to protect two kinds of wildflower that grow only in eastern Utah and western Colorado – and only in areas where there…
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Seven environmental groups are telling the Bureau of Land Management they plan to sue the agency over its leasing plan for oil shale and tar sands. They…
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US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has announced a plan to encourage oil shale and tar sands development in the Mountain West. The Bureau of Land…