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The Vancouver Winter Olympics cost Canada $6 billion. Colorado officials are contemplating a bid for the 2022 Games (David O. Williams photo).

2022 Colorado Olympic bid comes with slew of environmental, economic concerns

By | 08.29.11 | 9:46 am

With the rush of successfully hosting a major cycling event still fresh in the state’s collective consciousness, Colorado officials are starting to once again dream of Olympic glory.

Uranium trains continue to criss-cross Utah as Moab project hits milestone

By | 01.15.10 | 8:41 am

One of the rationales frequently trotted out in support of a proposed uranium mill in western Montrose County is that it won’t impact outdoor recreation in the area, contrary to the contention of opponents who say an industry resurgence…

Judge rejects global-warming defense in Utah BLM auction-fraud case

By | 11.17.09 | 9:38 am

Tim DeChristopher, a University of Utah student who last December allegedly won 13 Bureau of Land Management oil and gas leases for $1.7 million he never intended to pay, came up with a unique defense in U.S. District in Salt…