A federal agency again has rejected a Colorado businessman's application for a permit to build a 500-mile pipeline to carry water from southwestern Wyoming to Colorado's Front Range. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied the request from Aaron Million of Fort Collins, Colo., to reconsider its denial earlier of his permit. Million proposes to draw water from the Green River in southwestern Wyoming and pipe it as far as Pueblo, Colo. His plans have drawn opposition from county and local governments in southwestern Wyoming. Many conservation groups also applauded FERC's action on Thursday. For example, the Biodiversity Conservation Alliance says the pipeline would hurt endangered species and cost local jobs. Million says he intends to reapply for a federal permit and is working to secure funding.
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