A railroad project out of Utah that would bring up to 10, two-mile-long oil trains through Denver daily has federal approval but no clear picture of the environmental damage it might cause, dozens of opposing Colorado counties and cities say.
and other consequences of climate change, Glenwood Springs Mayor Jonathan Godes told The Denver Post. And rolling massive quantities of crude oil through the heart of his city, through the heart of the state, presents even more immediate risks.Existing drilling operations in the area extract about 80,000 barrels of a specific type of oil, called waxy crude, daily, Deeda Seed, of the Center for Biological Diversity, said.
Should the project move forward, drilling companies would be able to more than quadruple production up to 350,000 barrels of waxy crude a day. The Rio Grande Pacific Corporation would then transport the oil by train along the new line and into Colorado where it would merge onto existing tracks, ultimately passing through Denver on the way east.
He questioned the need for increased oil production in the basin and whether there is enough fuel there to provide long-term business for the proposed line. At the heart of the issue, Oberman wrote, is whether the economic and transportation benefits of the new line outweigh the environmental damage it would wreak.Eagle County officials agreed and sued the board in federal appeals court in Washington D.C., last month to try and force another environmental study.
“The decision will have long-lasting, negative impacts on our communities, forests, waterways, and wildlife, and a more thorough environmental review is simply a must,” Treu added.
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