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Ranchers bill Colorado Parks and Wildlife for wolf attacks; Cybertruck explodes in Las Vegas was from Colorado Jackie Sedley
Ranchers bill Colorado Parks and Wildlife for wolf attacks
Ranchers in Grand County are trying to get a $582,000 payout from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The bill is made up of ranchers’ compensation claims for wolf kills and related impacts on cattle and sheep in the first year of gray wolf reintroduction. This includes confirmed attacks on cows, calves, and sheep that resulted in injury or death, among other impacts.
Senate Bill 255 created the Wolf Depredation Compensation Fund, which can cover wolf-related attacks as well as programs to minimize conflict between wolves and livestock.
According to The Colorado Sun, the ranchers hope the claims will convince Parks and Wildlife to pause the next phase of reintroduction. The upcoming Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting is set for January 8th.
Currently, only seven of the original 10 wolves are still alive. One of those wolves is currently in captivity with four pups. CPW plans to release those wolves, as well as 10 to 15 others from British Columbia, over the coming months.
The Sun reports that CPW has 30 days from the point the claims were submitted to review them.
Cybertruck explodes in Las Vegas was from Colorado
The Tesla Cybertruck that exploded yesterday outside of the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was rented in Colorado, through the car rental app Turo.
That’s according to investigators, who were able to track the car via charging stations from Colorado to Vegas.
They’re unsure exactly where or when the truck was rented.
The explosion happened about 70 minutes after the car arrived in Las Vegas. Investigators know the name of the person who rented the truck, but have not yet clarified if that is the individual who died inside. Seven people were hospitalized due to the explosion, but have since all been released from the hospital.
The FBI is conducting investigations in Colorado Springs. That’s all according to The Colorado Sun.
EPA objects Suncor permit
The Environmental Protection Agency has objected to yet another Colorado-issued permit for Suncor’s refinery operations, demanding more oversight of the pollutants produced by the refinery.
The proposed state permits for Suncor plants 1 and 3 were sent back to the Air Pollution Control Division by the EPA, to either get answers to more detailed questions or get direct revisions to the permit mandates.
The EPA’s orders agreed in part with concerns from the Sierra Club and Center for Biological Diversity. Those groups argued that the state is not adequately monitoring Suncor’s toxic air pollution, according to The Colorado Sun.
Permits for Suncor plants 1 and 3 have been up for renewal and state drafts since 2016, according to the EPA. Major air polluters across the state are allowed to continue operating under expired permits as long as they are complying with deadlines for renewal. In this case, it’s on Colorado to issue an updated permit.
This is at least the third time regional and national EPA offices have made similar objections and demanded revisions to state permits for Suncor.
Psychedelic therapy is receiving objections from conservative leaders
Just yesterday, Colorado officially became the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy. Already, conservative leaders in Colorado Springs are restricting the practice.
Voters decided to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin back in 2022. Since then, Colorado has been putting rules into place and fine tuning the measure for its full implementation this calendar year.
Oregon was the first state to legalize this type of therapy, and some of Oregon’s cities have voted to ban psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms.” While Colorado’s law prohibits municipalities from banning the treatment, several conservative cities like Colorado Springs have worked to preemptively restrict “healing centers” that will host psychedelic therapy.
Unlike marijuana, psilocybin is highly restricted, and even though it has been decriminalized, there will not be recreational dispensaries for the drug. The mushrooms will have to go through testing, and the companies that grow it will be regulated by state agencies.
Psilocybin is used to treat patients with PTSD and depression, among other psychological diagnoses. The practice has generally received much support from veterans.
Juvenile rescued from falling into missile silo
A juvenile was rescued after falling into a missile silo yesterday in Arapahoe County.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s office responded to a call around 3:45 p.m., after the young person fell 40-50 feet down an exhaust vent. The bottom of the vent was filled with debris and about four feet of water. Sheriffs said two juveniles and one adult will be facing charges for trespassing.
Authorities said the person was transported to a hospital and is in a conscious, stable condition.
This is the second time in the past handful of months that someone has been injured while exploring abandoned missile silos in the state. Earlier in May, a juvenile was rescued when they fell 30 feet down a silo near Deer Trail.
Some abandoned silos contain petroleum, radiation, paint and other hazardous chemicals.
