The nation's first commercial-scale oil shale mine and processing plant in the Uinta Basin, near the confluence of the Green and White Rivers, is in the planning stages. That kind of mining takes a lot of water, roughly four barrels of water for every barrel of oil. Now, a conservation group is protesting who should have access to a 10-million-gallon-per-day water right impacting the Green River. Plus, the City of Green River is receiving $500,000 in federal funding to assess abandoned properties for contaminants in the downtown corridor, including old gas stations and a historic bank building. This is the first step in potential redevelopment. And, the Western Fire Chiefs Association launched a mobile-friendly map to provide the latest information on wildfires across the region.

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// Photo: Water from the Green River will be used for a planned commercial-scale oil shale mine and processing plant in the Uinta Basin. Credit: Bob Wick, Bureau of Land Management.

// Utah Division of Water Rights: July 19 Hearing Info
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/sites/default/files/resources/2022-04-21-Notice-of-Hearing.pdf

// Grand Canyon Trust: Utah Water Deal Siphons Colorado River Tributary
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/blog/utah-water-deal-siphons-colorado-river-tributary

// Grand Canyon Trust: Critical Habitat Map For Endangered Fish Near Enefit Oil Shale Development
https://www.grandcanyontrust.org/critical-habitat-map-endangered-fish-near-enefit-oil-shale-development

// EPA (May 2022): Biden Administration Announces $254 Million To Tackle Polluted Brownfield Sites
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-administration-announces-254-million-tackle-polluted-brownfield-sites