Tag: Utah
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Supreme Court leans toward narrowing environmental law
Some legal experts concluded following oral arguments that U.S. Supreme Court justices appear poised to limit the scope of the nation’s premier environmental protection law in deciding the case of a proposed 88-mile railroad that would haul oil from an oilfield in Utah through Colorado. The railway has been discussed for many years. In 2018,…
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Supreme Court justices could limit the scope of environmental protection laws in Uinta Basin oil railway case
U.S. Supreme Court justices appear poised to limit the scope of the nation’s premier environmental protection law in deciding the case of a proposed 88-mile railroad to haul oil from an oilfield in Utah through Colorado, some legal experts concluded following oral arguments on Dec. 10. The case has the potential to affect decisions by federal…
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Rocky Mountain DEA breaks fentanyl seizure record for second straight year
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division broke a record for the most fentanyl pills seized in Colorado last year. This year, the division has already broken the previous record with a month left. The law enforcement agency has confiscated around 2.7 million fentanyl pills in the state as of the beginning of…
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Boulder places bid to host Sundance Film Festival
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Could Colorado be the future home of one of the biggest independent film festivals in the world? Well, state officials sure hope so. Boulder is putting in a bid to host the Sundance Film Festival, the governor’s office announced Thursday. The festival’s organizers are considering…
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Cashews sold at Trader Joe’s in Colorado recalled for salmonella threat
Some cashews sold at Trader Joe’s in Colorado have been recalled by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to traces of salmonella contamination. Four lots of Trader Joe’s 50% Less Sodium Roasted & Salted Whole Cashews were recalled by the FDA on Monday, according to a news release from the agency. Routine testing done…
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver, one of the biggest drug busts this year so far. Little else is known about the details of the operation. What authorities told The Denver Gazette,…
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‘Deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced’: DEA seized record amount of fentanyl in Colorado last year
A total of 522 people died from drug overdoses in Denver in 2023, the most since tracking began in 1923, according to Denver’s Office of the Medical Examiner. Around 40% of those deaths involved the use of fentanyl, according to the office. In an effort to battle the ongoing fentanyl war that has blazed since…
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Dad, 16-month-old son watch police from all over in procession for fallen Arvada officer
Chris Whiteman and his 16-month-old son, Micah, stood alone at the crossroads of Colorado Highway 7 and 119th Street east of Lafayette, waiting for the hundreds of police and rescue vehicles to stream past them. The police procession was escorting the body of a slain Arvada Police officer. They happened to be the only two…