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The U.S. Forest Service says it can no longer manage a popular recreation area near Aspen in Western Colorado.

Republican Jeff Hurd and Democrats Alex Kelloff and Dwayne Romero weigh in on some of the big environmental issues in Western and Southern Colorado.

The 3rd Congressional District is Colorado's largest, encompassing more than a third of the state. The district is mostly rural, aside from the larger cities of Grand Junction and Pueblo.

Water experts, attorneys, and leaders on the Colorado Rivered convened for a conference at the University of Colorado Boulder. Prolonged drought, a warming climate and growing demands on the river have pushed it into a crisis.

Utah’s congressional delegation attempted to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the management plan for nearly 2 million acres of the Southern Utah monument. They have now run up against a 60 day time limit for the procedural maneuver.

Critics say the BLM’s proposed policies would make it easier for oil and gas companies to shift the financial cost of cleaning up retired, polluting wells to taxpayers.

Colorado has a goal of more than 80% of its energy coming from renewable sources by 2030, and 100% net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

Wildfires across the West have spread rapidly due to extreme fire conditions, putting a strain on firefighting resources.

It's been a hot, dry summer across much of the Rocky Mountains, and a heat wave in the forecast could make things even hotter.

President Donald Trump is shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah, mirroring action he initially took during his first term, in 2017.