A wide-ranging package of new proposals to tackle climate change from Democratic state lawmakers would step up existing statutory goals to target full decarbonization of Colorado’s economy by 2050.
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PFAS from Colorado Military Bases Contribute to Environmental Injustice | Opinion
For over a century, the U.S. Army has been plagued by the lasting consequences of its negligent use, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals. As a result, countless troops and dependents residing on contaminated bases regularly came into contact with toxins known to trigger adverse health effects and deadly diseases.
Amid Unprecedented Deforestation, Colorado Leads the Way on Protections | Opinion
Last spring, Gov. Jared Polis established Colorado as the nation’s leader in global forest protections by signing an executive order to little note or fanfare.
Let Good Samaritans Help With Abandoned Mine Cleanups | Opinion
In the West and around the country, tens of thousands of abandoned mines — an estimated 23,000 in Colorado alone — dot the landscape, many of them fouling waterways and harming aquatic ecosystems.
Colorado’s Nation-Leading E-Bike Rebate Programs Celebrated
Gov. Jared Polis declared Wednesday “Colorado E-Bike Day” as state and local officials came together to tout the climate and clean-air benefits of subsidy programs that one analysis found are the most generous in the country.
The Colorado River Is Stretched Beyond Its Limits – Several States Must Find a Solution
The Colorado River flows south nearly 1,500 miles from its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains, through falls, deserts, and canyons, to the vibrant floodplains of a vast delta in Mexico and the Gulf of California.
Geothermal Bubbles Up As Another Way to Fight Climate Change
Geothermal power currently provides only a tiny fraction of the nation’s electricity. But as states ramp up their transitions to renewable electricity, some leaders see a big role for geothermal as a stable, renewable power source.
The Moral Imperative to Tackle Climate Change | Opinion
The U.S. is about to supercharge our move to affordable clean energy with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.
Mobile Air Pollution Technology Detects Benzene Emissions from Weld Oil and Gas Facility
State air pollution regulators recently used mobile technology to detect high emissions of benzene, a toxic substance known to cause cancer, at a facility in Weld County.
A Small Mountain Town Takes a Big Step | Opinion
Crested Butte, a one-time coal mining town, has now turned its back on natural gas.