2016 Was The World’s Warmest Year On Record. What About Colorado?
2016 was the hottest year on record since scientists began tracking global temperatures in 1880. In Colorado, it was the 5th hottest year on record.
Colorado Sued Over Plan To Kill Bears, Mountain Lions
Wild Earth Guardians alleges the the state’s plan violates the Colorado constitution.
Obama Admin Grants Expansion Approval For Colowyo Mine In Northwest Colorado
The Colowyo Mine will now extract coal in territory to the north in the Collom development.
Will The Sun Still Shine On NREL’s Renewable Research Under Trump?
The president-elect’s nomination of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to lead the U.S. Department of Energy has raised concerns among clean energy advocates.
Broomfield City Council Delays Fracking Moratorium Decision Till February
The council voted 5-4 to push the vote on Broomfield’s proposed moratorium and resume the meeting on Feb. 28.
Aspen’s Proposed Dams, Reservoirs Near The Maroon Bells Draw Opposition
Pitkin County commissioners voted 3-2 to oppose Aspen’s move to renew conditional water rights tied to two potential dams and reservoirs.
Weld Commissioners Suspend Operations At Heartland Biogas Plant
Weld County Commissioners say the Heartland Biogas Project does not have a valid permit to operate.
Fed Up With The Smell, Neighbors Want The Weld County Biogas Project Shut Down
Weld County Commissioners will wade through potential violations that were submitted by neighbors during a Dec. 19 meeting.
House Passes Water Bill That Includes Money For Gold King Mine Spill Costs
The $10 billion bill passed 360-61 also sets a deadline for the EPA to reimburse local governments for emergency response costs.
New NCAR Model Suggests Future Extreme Rainfall Events Influenced By Climate Change
Researchers obtained the results by running a new dataset that had a high resolution. Those simulations took one year to run on the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputer.
Will Trump Push Colorado’s ‘Solarcoaster’ Into A Valley Or Help It Climb Higher?
Trump has called global warming a hoax and he criticized wind and solar power as “so expensive.” That leaves hope for renewables resting on state policies.
Concerns Raised Over Oil And Gas Development Near 2 National Parks
The BLM leases are near Rocky Mountain National Park and Dinosaur National Monument.
Greeley Residents Sue State Over Oil And Gas
Residents near the proposed Triple Creek project want to stop construction of 22 wells and oil tanks nearby.
Colorado River Planners Eye New Playbook As Climate Change, Drought Squeeze Supply
One of the worst recorded droughts in human history has stretched water supplies thin across the far-reaching Colorado River basin, which serves 40 million people.
Did Energy Industry Wastewater Well Injections Cause Kersey’s Earthquake?
The area is near the site of two earthquakes believed to be induced by oil and gas operations in 2014.
Black Hills’ $100M Wind Farm In S Colorado Starts Operating
The company says it’s a cost effective way to fulfill Colorado’s requirement for investor-owned utilities.
