State Safety

MINED LAND RECLAMATION BOARD/STATE OF COLORADO, Public Notice in conformance with the Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972.  The Mined Land Reclamation Board will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, – April 13-14, 2011, at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 318, Denver, Colorado, beginning at 9:00 a.m., unless otherwise noticed. 

Due to the statutory deadlines and other responsibilities and requirements, the following Mined Land Reclamation Board Meeting AGENDA IS TENTATIVE AND WILL BE REVISED.  If you have any questions on specific Agenda Items, please contact the Division at 303.866.3567.

Editor’s Note: The complete tentative agenda is attached below

From: The Colorado Independent

Environmental groups trying to compel the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to mitigate the climate change impacts of coal mine methane are encouraged by today’s BLM decision to reconsider approval of a mine expansion on Colorado’s Western Slope.

The BLM last week asked the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) to remand its environmental assessment (EA) and decision to approve expansion of Oxbow Mining’s Elk Creek coal mine near Somerset. Today the IBLA granted that request and vacated the BLM’s January decision approving the expansion.

“We wanted to take another look at strengthening that EA and trying to address … Continue Reading

From: WFPL News

Weeks after calling for the federal government to get off the state’s back when it comes to coal regulation, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear had the chance to discuss the issue with the White House.

Beshear returned this week from a meeting with other governors and the president. He says he talked with cabinet members about his frustrations with environmental restrictions on the coal industry.

“It is a balancing act and we all know that,” says Beshear. “There are good regulations that protect the public, protect the environment. At the same time those have to be balanced with the need … Continue Reading