U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Block RMI Quarry Expansion in Glenwood Springs

Lawmakers introduce federal bill to stop quarry expansion

Limestone operation neighboring Glenwood Springs has long received bipartisan pushback

U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to block RMI quarry expansion in Glenwood Springs

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday aimed at stopping the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from approving any expansion of the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry in Glenwood Springs. The Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act, backed by Bennet, Hurd and U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, was announced during a virtual press call with local officials, tribal representatives and community leaders who said t…

Lawmakers introduce bill to block quarry expansion near Glenwood Hot Springs

Legislation would bar Interior Department from expanding limestone mine that feeds historic springs

Lawmakers try to block a quarry expansion in Glenwood Springs that they say puts hot springs at risk

U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd introduced the Glenwood Hot Springs Protection Act aimed at stopping BLM from approving any expansion of the Mid-Continent Limestone Quarry in Glenwood Springs to protect area hot springs.

Colorado’s Western Slope D.C lawmakers propose legislation to block controversial Glenwood Springs limestone mine expansion

The Glenwood Springs Protection Act from U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd and Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper could end a nearly decade-long fight to grow a gravel quarry above the tourist-dependent community

Glenwood Springs Mayor Pro-Tem calls for action to stop limestone quarry – The Sopris Sun

Rocky Mountain Industrials (RMI) is one step closer to a new mining plan for the beleaguered limestone quarry just northwest of Glenwood Springs. The quarry sits on a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) parcel in full view of the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. The proposed plan is the third iteration of an application that was turned down twice in 2025. RMI submitted the third version on May 29, and, less than a month later, BLM deemed it complete…