Feds OK Wells on Colo. Plateau Land
June 9th, 2007 By JUDITH KOHLER, Associated Press Writer
The Roan Plateau, back, hangs over Interstate 70 as it cuts its way through the high plains of Eagle County, Colo., near Eagle, Colo., in this photograph taken on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003. Federal land managers on Friday, June 8, 2007, authorized up to 1,570 new natural gas wells over the next 20 years on the Roan, a western Colorado landmark prized for its energy reserves and wildland qualities. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
(AP) -- Federal land managers on Friday authorized up to 1,570 new natural gas wells over the next 20 years on a mountain plateau prized for its energy reserves - and its wildlife.
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