Scott Tipton Archives

Will the CORE Act Pass the Senate?

by Christopher Biddle | Nov 14, 2019 | 0 comments

Reporter Jesse Paul of the Colorado Sun Gives his take. Photo: Blue Mesa Reservoir in the Curecanti National Recreation Area, which is one of the parcels of land that would be protected by the CORE Act. Credit: Michael Kirsh/Wikimedia Commons. Listen to the interview....

U.S. House Passes CORE Act

by Christopher Biddle | Oct 31, 2019 | 0 comments

The U.S. House voted Thursday morning in favor of a massive public lands bill that aims to protect more than 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado. The House voted 227-182 strictly along party lines, sending the CORE Act to the Senate.

Public lands advocates call U.S. Rep. Tipton’s public land bill ‘sand in the gears.’

by Christopher Biddle | Jul 26, 2019 | 0 comments

U.S. Congressman Scott Tipton unveiled a new public lands bill this week that is similar to the CORE act save for protections at Thompson Divide west of Carbondale.