Pueblo is preparing for a future without coal. Its residents have thoughts on how and when to do it.
Xcel Energy plans to stop burning coal in the city and close the Comanche Generating Station, the state’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, by 2040.
Winter is coming, and so are the utility bill hikes for natural gas customers
A global spike in natural gas prices could result in costly bills for people who use gas to heat their homes.
A year after the Cal-Wood wildfire, land managers ask: What should a healthy forest look like?
While proactive forest thinning and savvy firefighting kept the fire away from buildings, it still covered 600 acres of forest at Cal-Wood, and more than 10,000 acres in Boulder County — the largest ever recorded there.
Sweetwater Lake is Colorado’s newest state park
The former ranch in Garfield County at times almost became home to a lakeside hotel and used for bottled water instead.
Nuclear power is the best way to replace the Pueblo coal plant within this decade, county tells state regulators
The Comanche Generating Station is the state’s largest power plant — and its largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Colorado’s newest solar project launches, will provide almost all of the power for Pueblo’s steel mill
The official launch of a massive solar array that will power the steel mill in Pueblo was held Wednesday on top of a hill with a view that framed the array, mill and power station connecting the two.
Colorado’s top air quality regulator reassigned after state investigation finds potential conflicts of interest
Colorado’s top air regulator has been reassigned to a new position after a state-backed investigation found potential conflicts of interest with a mining company seeking an air pollution permit.
Last month was the hottest September on record for San Juan Mountains, San Luis Valley
Statewide, it was the third-warmest September in Colorado’s history, tying with September 1998.
Blame It On The Rain: Monsoon Helped Colorado Avoid Summer Megafires — Though Fire Season Isn’t Over Yet
Despite a worrisome start and historic blazes in other western states, Colorado has evaded the worst predictions for wildfires this summer.
State-Ordered Investigation Clears Colorado Air Regulator Of Falsifying Data — But Finds Its Pollution Monitoring Policies ‘Conflicting’
A separate investigation by the EPA is ongoing.
The State Says It’s On Track To Reduce Emissions From Electricity. It Is Less Sure About The Transportation And Oil And Gas Sector.
Colorado’s top climate official says cutting transportation emissions — the largest source of greenhouse gases in state — is the “most complicated” piece of the climate roadmap
Pueblo’s Comanche Coal Plant Is Closing Earlier Than Expected. Is Its Future With Nuclear, Or Renewables?
Pueblo is losing the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado — and a significant source of local tax revenue. What’s next for the plant?
BLM Is Removing More Than 700 Horses From Public Lands In Colorado, Citing Exceptional Drought
The Bureau of Land Management has already corralled hundreds of mustangs living in the Sand Wash Basin.
Nearly 142,000 Acres Of Public Land In Colorado Are Being Considered For Federal Oil And Gas Leasing
Most of the public land being considered in Colorado is located in Las Animas County.
During Road Trip, Coloradans Tell Senator Bennet Climate Change Has Overwhelmed Their Communities
“I have never felt more urgent about climate change than I did this summer,” Sen. Bennet said from a family ranch outside of Kremmling. “It is happening right now, it is affecting our health here in Colorado today, it is affecting our economy here.”
‘The Whole Car Went Black:’ What It Was Like Being Trapped In The I-70 Glenwood Canyon Mudslide
“As I progressed through the canyon, the rain just got harder and harder,” Autumn Bair said. “My windshield wipers weren’t keeping up, and that was kind of at the point where I knew I was going to be in trouble.”