County, Opinion

OPINION: Colorado must balance recreation and farming with NEPA reform

Colorado Sen. Bob Rankin
RBC Commissioner Jeff Rector
RBCI There are hopeful signs for Colorado’s economic prospects in 2020. The Centennial State is not far removed from a record tourism year and the recently relaxed trade tensions with China, Mexico, and Canada mean farmers and ranchers are optimistic about commerce opportunities. Now West Slope Coloradans have an opportunity to offer support for even greater enhanced tourism and agricultural growth by encouraging proposed National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) reforms that…