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Opinion: To clean the air, Colorado must re-think its roads, not merely fill them with electric cars

Much has been said about Colorado’s air quality recently. Greenhouse gasses, ozone, and fine particulate matter all play a role in our air quality. Road transportation and wildfires are two of the largest contributors to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometers in the United States. Climate change is expanding our wildfire season.   In a recent […]

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Opinion: We can pay for Colorado’s needs if we spend wisely and expand individual freedom on land use

A new year; a new Colorado legislative session. Voters have chosen to reduce state revenue through reductions in income taxes, so the Centennial State’s budget will feel a pinch in coming years.  Can the state find a way to maintain our roads, ditches and pipes without diverting dollars away from other needs? Yes, in my […]