Historic Agreement will protect Desolation Canyon

SALT LAKE CITY (July 29, 2010): Today, a coalition of conservation
organizations announced they have reached an historic agreement with the
Bill Barrett Corporation, a Denver-based oil and gas company.

The
West Tavaputs agreement ensures that the Desolation Canyon stretch of
the Green River will be protected from the sight and sound of industrial
development even during the development and extraction of substantial
natural gas reserves that Barrett currently has under lease.
Read the full press release here.

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