A new law requires the promising renewable energy to be produced in a “green” way. What’s the difference?
Energy
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Chevron’s $7.6B purchase of PDC Energy creates the biggest oil and gas company in Colorado
Denver-based PDC Energy’s share price sagged under concerns over increased regulation, but the company has received 1,000 drilling permits in the last 10 months
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Colorado gets $32 million to create carbon-stuffing hub underground at Pueblo
School of Mines will run tests for a regional hub to sequester greenhouse gases from the city’s big cement and power plants
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Colorado offers millions in grants to help government, business truck and car fleets go electric
Clean electrification mandates for big trucks come at a big cost, and new grants can defray company expenses
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How is Colorado doing in shutting down coal power plants?
New national EPA rules show we’re ahead of the game. Here’s how we got there.
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Why was your utility bill so high this past winter? Blame the drought — and California.
As the drought cut California’s hydropower production, the utilities in state scrambled to buy natural gas, driving up costs across the West
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Civitas pauses fight to tap oil and gas under Boulder County open space, as battle looms for land near Aurora Reservoir
The 5-year court battle over mineral leases under 552 acres south of Longmont ended with one of Colorado’s biggest producers putting the Blue Paintbrush project on hold indefinitely
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EPA, Colorado say Superfund site still secure despite cleanup delay. Cañon City locals are skeptical.
Officials say the former uranium mill site is still being maintained despite the company responsible for cleanup going insolvent
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EPA fines natural gas companies in Colorado, the West $9 million for ozone-causing leaks
Penalties also require new equipment to stop emissions at gas-gathering sites in joint enforcement crackdown with state
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Colorado judge rebukes state for air pollution permits backlog as the overdue list grows
The Front Range ozone season, meanwhile, gets an early April start as clean air advocates win more legal battles but remain frustrated