Drought Forces Colorado Ranchers to Cull Herds
Steamboat Springs cattleman Jim Stanko faces selling up to half his herd of about 90 cows as hay yields collapse amid drought and low water in the Yampa River. At Loma Livestock auction, peers rush to reduce cattle while prices stay strong, while ranchers consider new income sources such as hunting access and sleigh rides to weather losses.
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Steamboat Springs
Cole
Jim Stanko
Stanko
Yampa
Loma
Colorado
Buzz Bates
Moab
Utah
Bates
George Raftopoulos
Raftopoulos
Jo Stanko
Jim
Colo
Associated Press
Announcer back at Minnesota track after racist rant
Lon Oelke the Fairmont Raceway announcer who was fired by an Iowa track after a racist rant was back behind the mic at Fairmont Raceway. Promoter Jon Mc Corkell defended him and said there would be no standing ovation as organizers avoided confrontation.
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Fairmont
Minn
Iowa
Minnesota
Fairmont Raceway
Lon Celke
Kossuth County Speedway
Algona
Oelke
Jon McCorkell
Star Tribune
Delke
Dodge
NFL
Ing
McCorkell
Facebook
Martin County Fair
Twin Cities
Robin Celander
Doug Peterson
Peterson
Lon
Lonnie
Carbon capture pipelines spark climate debate across Midwest
Two firms plan 1200 mile plus pipelines from North Dakota to Illinois to trap CO2 at ethanol refineries and inject it underground. Backers tout climate benefits and jobs while activists warn of safety risks and question long term reliance on fossil fuels.
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Sioux Falls
S.D
Midwest
North Dakota
Illinois
Corn Belt
Tal
Carolyn Raffensperger
Science and Environmental Health Network
Joe Biden
Greenpeace
Vermont
Bernie Sanders
Navigator Co2 Ventures
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
Summit Carbon Solutions
Matt Vining
Brad Crabtree
The
Great Plains Institute
Crabtree
Carbon Capture Coalition
Doug Burgum
California
Environmental Protection Agency
United States
Raffensperger
Biden
Washington Post
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National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
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