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With the 117th Congress in place, we have high hopes for the passing two significant bills that would protect more than one million acres of public lands.
 
CORE to Protection!

The CORE (Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy) Act was re-introduced on Wednesday into the House (HR 577) and Senate (S 173).

Passed in the House last year, but then stalled, this bill is a decade-long effort that combines four previously introduced bills: The Continental Divide Recreation, Wilderness, and Camp Hale Legacy Act; the San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act; the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act, and the Curecanti National Recreation Area Boundary Establishment Act.
 
On Broads' 2018 Continental Divide Broadwalk, we explored Camp Hale and learned more about the value of protecting the 400,000 acres of public lands (73,000 acres as Wilderness) included in the CORE Act.
 
Take Action to Expand Support

NON-COLORADO RESIDENTS: Call your Member of Congress to ask them to sign-on as a co-sponsor. Make sure to say the bill number when leaving a message!
IF YOU LIVE IN COLORADO: Please call the bill sponsors (Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse) to thank them for their leadership.

Senator Bennet (202) 224-5852
Senator Hickenlooper (202) 224-5941
Representative Neguse (202) 225-2161
 
Resources
·     CORE Act Summary
 
Colorado Wilderness Act:
Canyons, Mesas, & Deserts
 
The proposed Colorado Wilderness Act, (CWA), re-introduced into the House, encompasses 660,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands that have been proposed for wilderness designation since the 1980s.

First introduced to Congress in 1999 by Rep. Diana DeGette, the CWA (HR 803) has been reintroduced in every congressional session since! It has 33 proposed wilderness areas and includes iconic landscapes such as the Little Bookcliffs, and sections of Maroon Bells, Dolores River Canyon, and Brown’s Canyon. It adds nearly 1,000 miles of river to the National Wild and Scenic River Systems.
 
Take Action to Expand Support

NON-COLORADO RESIDENTS: Call your Member of Congress to ask them to sign-on as a co-sponsor. Make sure to say the bill number when leaving a message!
IF YOU LIVE IN COLORADO: Please contact Senator John Hickenlooper and ask them to introduce the bill in the Senate. He is a champion for public lands preservation and we need his support to move this bill forward.

Senator Hickenlooper (202) 224-5941
Thumbs Up Updates!
 
Judge Rules Against the Air Force
 
Broads celebrate a victory as the sole plaintiff in a two-year lawsuit against the Air Force over plans for a new Urban Warfare Training Program over Boise, Idaho and nearby wild lands. The Air Force tried to circumvent the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), however the court ruled in our favor and ordered the Air Force to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project. The Air Force filed an appeal, however in January to our surprise they voluntarily dismissed it.
 
Jordan Cove Back to Square One
 
For years Oregon Broadbands and others have fought the Jordan Cove Energy Project (JCEP) and its efforts to build a liquefied natural gas export terminal in Coos Bay and a 230-mile fracked gas pipeline from Coos Bay across southern Oregon. This “zombie project” kept coming back even after Oregon denied the water quality permit due to hazards to wetlands, salmon, and whales. In mid-January, FERC voted unanimously to uphold Oregon’s authority and therefore its decision. Now, if there is another attempt to revive the project, the application process has to start over!
Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a 501(c)(3) organization.