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The Southern Ute Indian Tribe in southwest Colorado sitting above the border of New Mexico has entered the first-ever TERA — or Tribal Energy Resource Agreement — more than two decades after Congress enacted the law.
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Josh Stephenson/Special to The Colorado SunSince the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, the network of volunteers alerting their community to ICE activity in southwestern Colorado has steadily grown. -
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