A slew of new projects spotlights state’s leadership in renewable policy and economics, experts say
Climate
Posted inClimate
Is climate change making Colorado’s weather crazier? Yes.
Q&A with a NOAA meteorologist connects rising carbon to Southwestern heat domes, Canadian wildfires, Phoenix furnace and more
Posted inEnvironment
Parts of Colorado’s Front Range have topped ozone limits for nearly 20 years. Will they ever do better?
The question is whether the 9-county nonattainment area will one day meet EPA air quality thresholds, as Atlanta did this year, or become a perennial offender like Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Posted inWater
Colorado sees major drop in water use as historic rains continued in June
Despite the good news, last month still set a global record for the warmest June in 174 years of data collection
Posted inEnvironment
Front Range inches closer to banning gas-powered mowers and blowers in fight against ozone pollution
Regional council recommends state vote to bar sale of new household lawn equipment that runs on gas, and commercial use of existing gas machines in summer
Posted inEnvironment
An entrepreneur is one big step closer to capturing methane leaking from Colorado coal mines
White River National Forest district ranger calls Coal Basin mine project “precedent setting”
Posted inEnergy
Jared Polis, Western governors push geothermal energy development during Boulder conference
Colorado’s governor chose geothermal exploration as his top focus when he was voted chair of the Western Governors’ Association in 2022. A year on, a new report reveals the potential is hot.
Posted inEnergy
Xcel Energy — blamed for helping spark the Marshall fire — is surveying 1,300 miles of power lines near Denver for fire risks
Colorado’s largest power company has a lidar-equipped helicopter crew inspecting lines in foothills west of city
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado ozone accelerated by smoke from out-of-state wildfires, study shows
NOAA analysis of 2021 West Coast fires shows need for state to cut locally produced ozone to meet EPA rules, authors say
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Colorado already violating ozone standards into “serious” category for 2023, watchdogs say
Advocates want state regulators to voluntarily seek downgrade from EPA to speed up fixes; state says it is considering the idea