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Water flows in a canal
Posted inWater

Six western states agreed on a plan to dramatically cut their Colorado River use. California is the lone holdout.

by The Associated Press 5:52 PM MST on Jan 30, 20236:42 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

States missed a mid-August deadline to heed the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s call to propose ways to conserve 2 million to 4 million acre-feet of water.

Posted inClimate

Aspen adopts strict new building codes for homes, aligning residential construction with the city’s climate goals

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Jan 30, 20233:36 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

To hit net-zero by 2050, Aspen says it needs new building codes and construction regulations to reduce greenhouse emissions

Posted inWater

Emails reveal big tensions in Colorado River water-use talks

by The Associated Press 4:02 PM MST on Jan 29, 20231:54 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

Figuring out who absorbs additional water cuts has been contentious, with allegations of drought profiteering, reneging on commitments, too many negotiators in the room and an unsteady hand from the federal government

Posted inEnvironment

Xcel building massive battery to store clean energy at Pueblo’s Comanche complex 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Jan 27, 20231:59 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

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 inEnergy

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold? Yes.

by Mark Jaffe 4:45 AM MST on Jan 26, 20233:21 PM MST on Jan 29, 2023

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes.

Posted inEnergy

How Coloradans can find home electrification rebates and save big   

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Jan 26, 202312:51 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more

Posted inEnvironment

Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

by Olivia Prentzel 3:40 AM MST on Jan 24, 202312:15 PM MST on Jan 24, 2023

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the federal climate change and health care law.

Posted inEnvironment

As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022? A lot. 

by Michael Booth 3:10 AM MST on Jan 24, 20231:31 PM MST on Jan 20, 2023

Overall car market is down, but the state is adopting cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes state leaders happy

Posted inBusiness

K.P. Kauffman asks for more time to clean up troubled oil and gas wells. Colorado regulators are out of patience.

by Mark Jaffe 3:46 AM MST on Jan 23, 20232:41 PM MST on Jan 23, 2023

KPK says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project.

Farm workers lean over to harvest beans from one of many lush rows of plants under solar panels.
Posted inEnvironment

Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food

by Gabe Allen and Tyler Hickman 4:18 AM MST on Jan 22, 20235:51 PM MST on Jan 22, 2023

A Republican lawmaker has joined the previously Democrat-only push for solar agriculture, or agrivoltaics, priming Colorado to become a national leader

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