By ANDY MUELLER Special to the Herald Times RBC | It’s not fire season right now—or at least it shouldn’t be—but continuing drought and seemingly constant shifts in “normal” weather patterns set the stage for record-setting, winter wildfires in California that cost the federal government billions to contain, all which[Read More…]
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Funding loss could impact up to 5 percent of RBC children
RBC | Up to 5 percent of Rio Blanco County children under 18 receive healthcare via the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), a public low-cost health insurance program for certain children and pregnant women in Colorado. Generally, these families earn too much money to qualify for Medicare, but not enough[Read More…]
BLM methane rule poised for repeal in U.S. Senate
RBC | The federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is responsible for the management of all mineral resources owned by U.S. Citizens—the taxpayers—and Indians on tribal lands. On Nov. 18, 2016, after deliberations with public and industry involvement that began in 2011, BLM promulgated its “Waste Prevention, Production Subject to[Read More…]