Colorado’s air pollution permitting process may get stricter
Lawmakers, environmental groups say state agencies move too slow while ozone violations pile up
DATE: Feb 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Michael Booth
Position: The Colorado Sun
Insurance companies may let Coloradans replace broken gas appliances with electric models
A bill in the legislature proposes home warranty owners be allowed to make the switch.
DATE: Feb 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Upper Colorado River states land $125 million for pilot conservation program amid drought crisis
The major expansion of a previous experiment will be one of Colorado’s biggest contributions to emergency use cuts on the troubled waterway
DATE: Feb 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado avian flu spreads to a black bear and mountain lion, raising fears of broader reach
The bird disease has wiped out millions of domestic chickens and thousands of wild waterfowl, but is now crossing over into other animals.
DATE: Feb 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
A Colorado mountain town’s water may become some of the priciest in Colorado
The state tells Ouray its ancient spring has been infiltrated and now needs $12 million in new filtration
DATE: Feb 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?
Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy
DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers
A single serving of freshwater fish can deliver as much PFAS “forever chem...
DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat
Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock
DATE: Dec 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Worst Colorado avian flu outbreak kills bald eagles, threatens more wild birds
Millions of chickens have been slaughtered, while rare raptors are also in danger
DATE: Dec 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Just how bad are Colorado’s public toilets? Terrifying, CU Boulder researchers say
Researchers use lasers to light up bacterial plumes emanating from every flush
DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado’s drought is bad. Tree ring history shows it could get a lot worse
A new study finds a scorching spell 1,800 years ago robbed the Colorado River of more than one-third of its water
DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Activists call for probe into air quality official’s actions
DENVER (AP) – A Colorado environmental coalition is demanding that Gov. Jared Polis remove the director of the state Air Pollution Control Division, who is named in a whistleblower complaint...
DATE: Apr 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
