Tag: conservation colorado
New groups are joining the fight over ballot measures days before...
Outside groups hoping to sway your vote on key ballot questions are on track to break spending records this year.
Issue committees – which...
Colorado to adopt California’s vehicle emission standards as EPA considers rolling...
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order Tuesday to ensure vehicles sold in Colorado meet current emissions standards even if the Trump administration decides...
Guest Post: Trump’s evisceration of car pollution standards spells trouble for...
NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are meant to...
Senate transportation proposal scores win, but rough road remains ahead
Senate Republicans have work to do if they hope to move their latest proposal to fund big-ticket projects like the widening of Interstate 25 through...
Debate over fossil fuels or renewables imperils funding for state energy...
The money necessary to continue most of the operations of the Colorado Energy Office, which has been instrumental in promoting non-fossil fuel energy for...
Despite urging, Hickenlooper won’t ask oil and gas regulator to reconsider...
Gov. John Hickenlooper will not ask the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) to reconsider its appeal of a recent court ruling requiring...
Despite Gardner vote, US Senate fails to revoke Obama methane rule
The U.S. Senate failed this morning to repeal an Obama-era methane rule, instead voting to preserve regulations which limit oil and gas-related methane emissions...
Environmentalists differ on bill to speed closing of coal plants
A bill that seeks to give Colorado communities with coal-powered plants a soft landing if the plants are retired early got panned last week...
Oil and gas tampering bill moves on to state House
The state Senate this morning gave its final okay to a bill that would make tampering with oil and gas equipment a felony punishable...
Hard-to-trace ‘gray money’ raises the stakes in big Colorado races
With the election only a month away and mail ballots due out in less than two weeks, “gray money” groups are pouring millions of...