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Western Energy Alliance Challenges Biden Leasing Ban in Federal Court

Feb 5, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Western Energy Alliance has filed a lawsuit challenging President Biden’s executive order banning oil and natural gas leasing on federal public lands. According to their press release, the complaint challenges Biden’s order as exceeding presidential authority and constituting a violation of the Mineral Leasing Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act.

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‘Who Can Spot The Eagle?’ Part of Eagle Viewing Month

Feb 5, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Eagle County 105.5 KLCY is adding incentive to get out and join in on the eagle viewing going on around the state. The ‘Who Can Spot The Eagle?’ event is easy to participate in with a chance of great prizes. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3! First, take a picture of an Eagle from one of the open areas of water in the Uintah Basin.

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20th Annual Women’s Day Out This Saturday

Feb 5, 2021 · Basin Now · News

A favorite annual event is finally here! Joe and Teddy Evans hatched the idea for Women’s Day Out 20 years ago hoping to provide something fun for locals during the down time of winter and during a month when not a lot is going on in the Uintah Basin.

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Cornpeach Pleads Guilty of Stabbing on Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation

Feb 4, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The man charged in the 2017 stabbing death of Ute Tribal member, 38-year-old Eli Ray Poowegup, entered a Guilty plea this week in federal court. A Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice US Attorney’s Office shared that 20-year-old Deland Cornpeach of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribe, pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of assault on a federal officer in federal court on February 1st.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Collars Wolf

Feb 4, 2021 · Basin Now · News

Plans for further reintroduction of wolves to western Colorado continue but in the meantime wildlife officials are focusing on learning more about the wolves since they were discovered in Moffat County. According to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, a GPS tracking collar has been placed on a wolf in the northern part of the state.

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Presentation: Federal Oil & Gas Moratorium Puts Uintah County at Most Risk

Feb 4, 2021 · Basin Now · News

The Presidents of Utah Petroleum Association and the Utah Mining Association made a virtual presentation during Tuesday’s Vernal Chamber luncheon focused on the importance of Oil, Gas & Mining. According to notes on the presentation provided by the Vernal Chamber, it was stated that the executive orders now being initiated by the Biden Administration will have major impacts on the Uintah Basin.

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Give’m Health: February is Heart Healthy Month

Feb 4, 2021 · Basin Now · News

February is Heart Healthy Month and TriCounty Health Department wants all to be thinking about their own heart health. The heart plays a vital part in an individuals quality of life, as it is one of the most constant mechanics in the human body. The average adult heart beats 72 times a minute; 100,000 times a day; 3.6 million times a year; and 2.5 billion times during a lifetime.

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UBTech Nursing Program Among Top Nursing Schools in West

Feb 3, 2021 · Basin Now · News

There is a lot going on in the world so it can be easy to not notice some of things in the Uintah Basin that are going really well. Well here’s something worth noticing. Recently, NursingProcess.org announced their ranking of top nursing schools for the western United States and Uintah Basin Technical College came in fifth.