U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Rep. Joe Neguse are continuing their calls for a comprehensive review of the Uinta Basin Railway, a project that would ship crude oil along the headwaters of the Colorado River. … Bennet, Neguse and environmental groups have raised concerns that the project could increase the risk of a train derailing and spilling oil into the Colorado River headwaters. … “These trains would run for over 100 miles directly alongside the headwaters of the Colorado River — a vital water supply for nearly 40 million Americans, 30 tribal nations, millions of acres of agricultural land, and a main driver of our state’s recreation and tourism industries,” the lawmakers wrote.

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