Refund requests and challenges to reach vehicle owners outside its “echo chamber” has troubled the launch of the parks pass that underpins CPW’s new financial model
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Massive rock slide halts operations at Glenwood Springs quarry. Mine opponents cheer the avalanche of debris.
Federal and state mining regulators are investigating the rock slide at the quarry owned by Rocky Mountain Industrials, which is proposing a controversial mine expansion
Posted inEducation
Colorado Democrats want to ax social studies from state standardized tests. Here’s why.
A bill introduced last week would end state testing for fourth and seventh graders, and save the state more than $1 million per year
Posted inEnvironment
Xcel building massive battery to store clean energy at Pueblo’s Comanche complex
Power company hailed for 10 MW storage site the size of a football field that can hold days of electricity from wind and solar to bolster the Colorado grid
Posted inCrime and Courts
Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake
The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake, lost an appeal over his latest case
Posted inCrime and Courts
Judge to rule on Teller County sheriff’s partnership with ICE by end of February
In closing arguments, ACLU of Colorado says agreement breaks state law, while sheriff’s attorneys counter that after training they are de facto federal agents
Posted inWildfire
Can artificial intelligence help Colorado detect wildfires before they turn into disasters?
There are hundreds of AI cameras scattered across California, Nevada and Oregon, and even casual viewers can remotely watch wildfires in real time.
Posted inEnergy
Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold? Yes.
Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes.
Posted inEnergy
Colorado utility bills are high because of two things state regulators can’t control: Weather and gas prices
State utilities regulators called a hearing to discuss how — and if they can — lessen impacts of frigid weather and pressure in the natural gas market
Posted inEnergy
How Coloradans can find home electrification rebates and save big
We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more