- The Cameron Peak Fire ignited in August 2020 and burned more than 200,000 acres and 469 structures. People in the area have been in recovery mode ever since.
- The latest report shows that the last 30 years were not only warmer on average than the previous period from 1981 to 2010, but warmer than the entire 20th century,
- Colorado leaders are already preparing for a long and dangerous fire season, one worsened by an extended drought and the Earth’s warming climate.
- Whistleblowers from the Air Pollution Control Division’s modeling department allege that they were ordered to stop looking for surges of specific pollutants.
- Methane has 28 times more warming potential than carbon dioxide. Coal mining is responsible for about 7 percent of all U.S. methane emissions, according to the EPA.
- Thanks to a changing climate and forest conditions, Polis said Colorado could no longer limit its plans to a limited set of months. Intensified efforts to prevent and battle fires would need to continue year-round.
- Scientists can use the snowpack to predict the amount of water that will run through streams and river channels.
- A coalition of environmental groups called on Gov. Jared Polis to dismiss Garry Kaufman, who has led Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division for over a decade.
- “It's blown my budget for, certainly for our gas for the year,” said executive director Connie Howard.
- “There's only so much people can take before we’re challenged to be resilient in the face of so much stress coming at us.”
- Xcel Energy said natural gas prices surged to 100 times the normal cost by Feb. 12.
- Pneumatic controllers monitor temperature and liquid levels in thousands of oil fields across the country — and their bursts of natural gas add up.
- Together, the CORE Act and the Colorado Wilderness Act would expand protections to more than a million acres of Colorado lands.
- Experts predict a long decline for those fossil fuels, but workers in the industry want to ensure they are protected if their jobs are one day put at risk.
- Fires, heat waves, cold snaps and cyberattacks could all require a “harder” power grid.
- The new bill comes amid continued reports of the spread of microplastics and after restaurants stocked up on bags and containers for takeout during the pandemic.
