Federal Court Stops #Oil Project Near #ColoradoRiver in #Utah
$2B plan called for 88mi of new track through Ashley National Forest, connecting to #UnionPacific line in Colorado, snaking another 150mi along Colorado River and into downtown #Denver.
“An oil train #derailment in the headwaters of the Colorado river would be catastrophic.”
Failures to assess risks to Colorado River and ‘numerous #NEPA violations’ in #UintaBasinRailway project’s impact analysis highlighted. https://www.hcn.org/articles/oil-federal-court-derails-proposed-utah-oil-railroad

Oil-train opponents look to railroad’s expiring Moffat Tunnel lease for bargaining power
#Colorado #UintaBasin #oiltrain #MoffatTunnel #UintaBasinRailway
https://coloradonewsline.com/2023/07/28/oil-train-opponents-railroad-moffat-tunnel/

@LeftistLawyer
When it comes to trains we've been off the rails for some time. Full speed ahead.
The powers that be are going forward with building the #UintaBasinRailway through a roadless area, so they can add more #fossilfuels to the fire, after shipping it on a train along the #Colorado #River though Glenwood Canyon, which has a history of coal train derailments.
https://www.stopuintabasinrailway.com

There are so many reasons to oppose the #UintaBasinRailway, which would ship billions of gallons of crude #oil through a roadless area (trains aren't roads 🙄 )to connect with rails taking it along the #ColoradoRiver on its way to TX. #USFS under #Vilsak is on board. #boebert is mum so far, #Bennet & #Neguse speak out. Let your Reps know to say No!
https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/28/uinta-basin-railway-neguse-bennet/

https://www.stopuintabasinrailway.com

#Environment #ClimateChange #Energy #Utah #Colorado