Wright: A glaring double standard

Wright: A glaring double standard

Colorado’s ongoing legal battle against federal rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act exposes a glaring double standard in our state’s approach to Western Slope conservation. In that lawsuit, our state argues passionately that the federal government is acting illegally by making it easier to “modify or degrade the habitats” of vulnerable species. Yet, right here on the Western Slope, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is executing the exact sam…