
Trump administration orders aging Colorado coal plant to stay open, one day before closing
The move continues the Trump administration’s support of coal, but drew a furious response from environmental groups and Colorado officials.


Listen: Denver isn’t even close to hitting its ambitious climate goals. Will it ever get on track?
Mayor Mike Johnston claims he’s sticking to Denver’s ambitious emissions targets. Critics worry his policies tell a different story.

By Sam Brasch

The White House promises to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Congressman Joe Neguse claims the move is retaliation for Colorado’s refusal to release former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters.

By Sam Brasch

Bennet’s big climate plan for his race for Colorado governor? A statewide ‘cap-and-invest’ policy
Gov. Polis has pushed back against attempts to enact the market-based climate strategy.

By Sam Brasch

Have Colorado’s moose restoration efforts been too successful?
Around 3,500 moose now wander Colorado. The hungry herbivores are also threatening a once-wetland-rich valley in Rocky Mountain National Park.

By Sam Brasch

Long legal road ahead for Colorado’s first-in-the-nation gas stove labeling law
Judge partially dismisses lawsuit, though it may still proceed.


Trump administration renames Colorado’s National Renewable Energy Lab: the National Lab of the Rockies
U.S. Department of Energy officials say name change reflects an “expanded mission” for the research hub under President Trump.

By Sam Brasch

A storm headed for Colorado’s Front Range could help cut the risk of the next Marshall Fire
After weeks of dry weather, Colorado is finally set to receive much needed snow and showers on Thursday.

By Sam Brasch

Denver’s bison were once zoo animals. Now they’re food and sustenance for Indigenous residents
Since 2018, Denver has allowed a local organization to hold a ceremonial event to harvest one of its roughly 70 buffalo.

By Sam Brasch

Colorado opens program offering up to $14,000 per household for heat pumps, stoves and home energy upgrades
Here’s who qualifies the discounts and how to get them.

By Sam Brasch

Gov. Polis’ administration moves to stop a Pueblo coal plant from closing by the end of the year
The governor’s office said Xcel Energy needs more time to fix issues at a larger, neighboring power plant.


Colorado wants wolves from Washington state for its next round of reintroductions
The move comes after the Trump administration told Colorado it couldn’t return to Canada for additional carnivores.

By Sam Brasch

Congressman Jeff Hurd asks Trump administration to keep Pueblo coal plant running past 2025
Comanche 2 is slated to close in December, and Comanche 3 is scheduled to close by 2031.


Listen: Denver bathhouse would tap geothermal wells and a half-million-dollar tax credit
The owners of Coba hope to draw heat from 800 feet underground.

By Sam Brasch

Colorado’s Front Range had a less smoggy summer thanks to cooler weather, less wildfire smoke
The air was cleaner, but probably not clean enough to get Metro Denver back into compliance with federal ozone standards.

By Sam Brasch

Does the AI boom threaten local air quality? A north Denver neighborhood is about to find out
A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery.

By Sam Brasch
