Environment
Electric-vehicle makers want to sell directly to Coloradans. Dealers say that’s a “solution in search of a problem.”
Senate Bill 167 would let all makers of EVs, including Ford, sell their electric SUVs directly to customers, bypassing dealerships
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The Western Slope’s outdoor recreation economy had everything but a bachelor’s degree. Colorado Mesa is changing that.
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
U.S. House approves largest Colorado wilderness bill in 40 years. But not everyone is happy.
By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Will 2020 be the year Colorado bans plastic bags, Styrofoam and other single-use plastics?
By Tamara Chuang Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
DNA testing confirms first wolf pack in Colorado in 70 years
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
A Fort Collins chocolate maker has the world’s largest selection of single-origin bars, but that’s not its purpose
The craft chocolate world is small, confusing and pricey. But this niche wants to educate consumers about where cacao comes from and how much it really costs to grow beans and make chocolate.
Colorado drillers, enviros near accord on groundwater protection rules. The only rub: How much to protect?
While Colorado regulators wrangle over air quality and community safety, industry and environmental groups have found lots of common ground -- beneath the surface.
Colorado’s strong 2019 snowpack decreased bark beetle impact on trees
The cold, wet spring followed by warm rains led to fungi germinating on aspen leaves and causing kill spots
BLM withdraws western Colorado land from oil and gas lease sale
The withdrawn land is located in Mesa, Jackson, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties
As forests burn in Colorado and around the world, drinking water is at risk
Denver Water, which serves 1.4 million customers, discovered “the high cost of being reactive” after ash and sediment runoff from two large, high-intensity fires, in 1996 and 2002, clogged a reservoir
Mountain athletes push progress over perfection in climate fight
Protect Our Winters’ embrace of “imperfect advocacy” is designed to motivate large-scale action on climate change. “We can’t afford to have anyone be silent right now," said athlete Caroline Gleich.
Nearly half of Americans didn’t go outside to recreate in 2018. That has the outdoor industry worried.
Sobering statistics in the Outdoor Participation Report show even kids are staying inside. “We should really be concerned as a nation that we are becoming an indoor nation,” Outdoor Foundation boss Lise Aangeenbrug says.
Millions in oil, gas taxes may have been lost because Colorado regulators didn’t enforce reporting rules
A scathing audit -- which comes after Colorado tightened oil and gas regulations last year -- found the top drillers in the state failed to file thousands of production reports from 2016 to 2018
West Slope lawmaker tries to pump the brakes on Colorado wolf reintroduction
Democratic Sen. Kerry Donovan’s bill would delay wolf management to study and fund compensation for lost livestock. It would also cancel a plan to bring back the predators if a “self-sustaining population” is confirmed.
