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January 7, 2009--Conservation groups threaten suit over oil shale (Denver Post)

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Environmental groups are threatening to sue the federal government to block plans for commercial oil shale development on nearly 2 million acres of public land in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
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October 22, 2008--Construction of Imperial Valley water reservoir begins (L.A. Times)

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On a rocky patch of desert, federal and state officials Tuesday began construction on a $172.2-million reservoir th

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CO - Durango, Durango-La Plata County Airport

Clear sky
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  • Temperature: 28.4 °F
  • Wind: East-Northeast, 4.6 mph
  • Pressure: 764 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 69%
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Sunrise: 14:25 GMT
  • Sunset: 0:10 GMT
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January 8, 2009 - 3:53pm

CO - Cortez, Cortez-Montezuma County Airport

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  • Temperature: 37.4 °F
  • Wind: South-Southwest, 6.9 mph
  • Pressure: 764 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 65%
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Sunrise: 14:29 GMT
  • Sunset: 0:13 GMT
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January 8, 2009 - 3:53pm

CO - Pagosa Springs, Wolf Creek Pass

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  • Temperature: 30.2 °F
  • Wind: South-Southwest, 12.7 mph
  • Pressure: 766 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 47%
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Sunrise: 14:22 GMT
  • Sunset: 0:05 GMT
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CO - Telluride, Telluride Regional Airport

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  • Temperature: 41 °F
  • Wind: West, 8.1 mph
  • Pressure: 765 mmHg
  • Rel. Humidity: 52%
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Sunrise: 14:28 GMT
  • Sunset: 0:08 GMT
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