We’re using and producing more plastics than ever. In fact, Coloradans throw away an estimated 1,155,000 tons of plastics every year — over 6.3 million pounds per day. Just think about that cup that you hurriedly drank your morning coffee from and then threw away. It may be out of your hands, but it will […]
Hannah Collazo
Special to The Colorado Sun
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: We should be able to charge where we recharge, at our Colorado state parks
If you traveled to one of Colorado’s 41 (almost 42) state parks this past year, you may be onto something. In 2020, more than 18.3 million visited Colorado state parks, breaking records. Colorado state parks are beautiful places where many of us go to get some respite from the bustle (or from the couch, during […]
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Opinion: Applauding the Great American Outdoors Act is no devil’s bargain. We’re all winners.
In Dana Egleston’s recent opinion piece “The Great American Outdoors Act drew bipartisan back-patting. But what are we celebrating?” published July 24, there were several misleading assertions made about the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) that deserve attention — especially now that the GAOA has been signed into law. Passed by a bipartisan vote in […]