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Press Release October 12, 2022

Earthjustice Statement on Proposed Mineral Withdrawal for Colorado’s Thompson Divide

Biden administration announces withdrawal as it designates Camp Hale a national monument

The richly forested lands of the Thompson Divide in western Colorado.
(Photo courtesy of Ecoflight)
Press Release November 17, 2016

BLM Cancels Illegal Leases On 33,000 Acres In The Thompson Divide

But drops protections for other White River National Forest lands

The richly forested lands of the Thompson Divide in western Colorado.
(Photo courtesy of Ecoflight)
Press Release July 29, 2016

BLM Moves Toward Protection Of The Thompson Divide

But plan drops protections for other White River National Forest lands

Maroon Lake, in Colorado's White River National Forest.
(Scott Mecum / USDA)
Press Release November 18, 2015

New Proposal Could Cancel Illegal Oil & Gas Leases In White River National Forest

If adopted, the recently released Environmental Impact Statement would protect tens of thousands of acres in the Thompson Divide from development

Maroon Lake, in Colorado's White River National Forest. The oil and gas leases cover approximately 80,000 acres, with nearly 60% of that acreage falling within National Forest roadless areas.
(Scott Mecum / USDA)
Press Release May 16, 2014

Conservationists Tell Federal Agency Some Places Are Too Special to Drill

Improperly-issued leases on White River National Forest violate several federal laws

The Thompson Divide is a prized refuge of public lands in Colorado's White River National Forest.
(Photo courtesy of Ecoflight)
case May 10, 2013

Stopping Industrialization of the Thompson Divide

Earthjustice, representing Wilderness Workshop, has filed an administrative appeal seeking reversal of the April 9, 2013, Colorado Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decision that extended the lives of 25 oil and gas leases set to expire in 2013. These leases, which BLM admits were illegally sold and which have sat unused for ten years, are…

The richly forested lands of the Thompson Divide in western Colorado.
(Photo courtesy of Ecoflight)
Article May 10, 2013

Drillers Make a Play for Thompson Divide

There is no dispute that the Thompson Divide—a 220,000-acre forested wildland in western Colorado—is a special place. It comprises some of the most valuable and diverse mid-elevation forested landscapes in Colorado and includes the headwaters of streams that sustain the Crystal, Roaring Fork and North Fork valleys. Thompson Divide is a prized destination for recreationists…

document May 6, 2013

Thompson Divide Petition A

document May 6, 2013

Thompson Divide Petition B

Press Release May 6, 2013

Conservationists Act to Stop Industrialization of the Thompson Divide

Group petitions for reversal of BLM decision that extends illegal oil and gas leases