Uinta Basin

Ozone levels in the Uinta Basin have been at unhealthy levels for a decade, but this administration might not hold the oil and gas industry accountable.

Oil and gas companies have taken measures to reduce ozone emissions, but ozone levels remain above national standards.

The proposed railroad would transport crude oil from Utah through the Colorado Rockies to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Supreme Court has ruled in the railway developers' favor.

Oil and gas production in the Uinta Basin has slowed down over the past five years, but harmful natural gas leaks into the atmosphere remain high. Researchers have been measuring emissions in the Uinta Basin since 2015.

On Monday, the US Forest Service issued a draft proposing approval for a right of way through the Ashley National Forest, for the Uinta Basin Railway. A…