- Velasco is a certified wildland firefighter and has served as a public information officer for megafires in California and Oregon.
- 1. Consider the impact of future policy across agencies.
- Three measures from the 2022 election seem likely to pass: Boulder's 2A, Boulder County's 1A, and Denver's 2J.
- Cañon City residents say their struggles highlight how the regulatory system favors large, investor-owned utilities and leaves citizens with little choice over the cost and source of their electricity.
- Some researchers and supporters of clean energy say the option makes the energy market more competitive and responsive to the interests of consumers.
- Robert Kenney, the newest president of Xcel Energy Colorado, wants the utility to model how investor-owned monopolies can change from coal to cleaner sources of energy.
- At least 10 large-scale solar projects that Colorado utilities expected to add in the next two years have either been canceled or postponed.
- Fossil fuels are the reason Rangely was first incorporated 75 years ago. The town now faces uncertainty about its future.
- Average payments by residents would jump by 16 percent to $49.66 a year, while the annual climate tax payments for local businesses and industries would jump by an average of 67 percent.
- CORE Electric Cooperative cited “mismanagement and incompetence” by the plant’s operator, Xcel Energy, when it announced its departure.
- The company is expected to begin accepting proposals for cleaner energy projects in the coming months.
- More than a year after the Environmental Justice Act was signed into law, officials are working to earn the trust of Coloradans who are disproportionately impacted by pollution and other environmental risks.
- More accurate heat maps could show which neighborhoods are most exposed and lead the city to plant trees for shade.
- Their findings showed releases of methane — a greenhouse gas that traps heat with 25 times more potency than carbon dioxide — have not declined in recent years.
- Salt Creek residents over the decades have rallied against poor water quality, dirt roads and lack of public transportation.
- The tax would replace two similar taxes collected through utility bills, including one that was first adopted in 2006 and is set to expire next year.
