The new oil and gas war
Battles over air quality and the future of drilling are threatening to spill out of the state capitol and onto your ballot.
Colorado’s reintroduced wolves have killed four more cattle in Grand County
This marks the largest cluster of livestock losses since Colorado reintroduced the species in the area last December.
Colorado has ambitious EV goals. We put its charging network to a road trip test
The state has installed plugs at a furious pace since the pandemic, but has it actually made it any easier to travel around in an electric vehicle?
How a Colorado scientist wants to slow climate change — one brick and tile at a time
On Colorado’s Western Slope, a former chemistry professor is trying to make high-end ceramics from two of the region’s biggest environmental problems.
How much money can you save on home electrification projects? Colorado has a new tool to add up incentives
Colorado residents have a new tool to estimate how much they could save on electric appliances like heat pumps and induction stoves by taking advantage of a growing number of […]
How a former state Republican became one of Colorado’s biggest climate hawks
State Sen. Kevin Priola recently backed a drilling ban even many of his fellow Democrats couldn’t stomach.
Colorado launches a $450 e-bike rebate for everyone April 1. Here’s why many bike shops aren’t participating
Retailers are staying away because the program requires them to float the costs of the discounts for up to a year. The state says it’s working on a fix.
Why Colorado’s oil and gas industry filed a ballot proposal to ban oil and gas drilling
What looks like a self-defeating move could be a novel political strategy.
Environmental groups file new ballot measures to counter oil and gas industry initiatives
If everything moves forward, Colorado voters could consider more than half a dozen initiatives related to the oil and gas industry.
Why a plan to subsidize data centers is raising concerns for consumers and the climate
The computing centers use vast amounts of power and water. That’s led to a battle over a bill meant to lure the lucrative operations into Colorado.
Colorado scientists developed a laser to measure cow burps
Researchers tracked climate-warming pollution, such as methane gas, at feedlots in northern Colorado.
Colorado’s fossil fuel phase-out is likely to fail without big changes, but supporters still hope it sends a message
The bill doesn’t appear to have the support to survive its first committee vote without significant amendments.
Xcel Energy backs off plan to blend hydrogen into the natural gas system serving a neighborhood near Hudson
After residents and regulators raised safety concerns, Colorado’s largest utility no longer plans to test the climate strategy on local natural gas customers.
The Marshall Fire didn’t leave behind dangerous levels of soil contamination, new study finds
The fire torched homes and vehicles, but researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder found levels of heavy metals in the burn area aren’t high enough to threaten human health.
Why a new air quality bill is the latest in rift between Gov. Polis and environmental justice groups
The legislation would expand the state air commission and force the state to close a “pay-to-comply” option for large industrial polluters.
To improve Colorado air quality, state Democrats propose overhaul targeting pollution from Suncor, oil and gas
The legislation would impose regulations on sources of harmful emissions that contribute to smog and pollution.
