Colorado, along with 15 other states, is poised to sue the federal government for ignoring endangered species regulations in a wide range of infrastructure projects on public lands. One of those projects, a controversial proposal to expand an oil shipping facility in Utah, would significantly increase hazardous rail shipments through Colorado. … The railway project, estimated to cost at least $2.4 billion to build, would allow for up to 350,000 barrels of oil per day — more than doubling U.S. oil-by-rail transport — to move in heated oil tankers for 100 miles along the headwaters of the Colorado River.

Other endangered species news:

• Santa Barbara Independent (Calif.): Santa Barbara DA files criminal charges against Sable Offshore
• KUNM (Albuquerque, N.M.): Oil and gas group says endangered species protections are ‘draconian’​
• National Fisherman: Conservation groups plan lawsuit over hatcheries​