Tuesday February 8, 2022

The one-year anniversary of the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has come and gone. But anger among the far-right continues to simmer, especially in the West where extremists have been active for years. The Biden administration has taken a harder stance against domestic terrorism and far-right extremism in this country. But as our radio partners report, it hasn’t touched Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy yet, who has battled with the feds over the use of public lands for years. Plus, Colorado regulators are discussing whether oil and gas companies should put more money upfront to guarantee enough funds exist for cleaning up well sites.

// Show Notes //

Photo: Patrick Donnelly takes a photograph of a trespassing cow in Gold Butte National Monument in southern Nevada. Nate Hegyi/Mountain West News Bureau

// Mountain West News Bureau: Why won’t Biden touch the Bundys?
https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/environment/2022-01-13/why-wont-biden-touch-the-bundys

// KVNF: COGCC considering higher bonds to guarantee reclamation after oil and gas extraction is complete
https://www.kvnf.org/news/2022-01-28/state-considering-higher-guaranteed-dollar-amounts-to-budget-for-orphaned-wells-cleanup