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Posted inClimate

Ski resorts in Colorado and around the world are embracing a new role: climate activist

by The Associated Press 4:00 AM MDT on Mar 18, 20234:20 PM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

While many resorts are focused on reducing their emissions, others are going much further, leveraging their influence to shift public opinion and pass legislation.

Posted inWater

Feds spend $2.4 million on cloud seeding for Colorado River

by The Associated Press 7:31 AM MDT on Mar 17, 20239:04 AM MDT on Mar 17, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation granted $2.4 million Thursday for cloud seeding in the Upper Colorado River Basin.

Posted inEnvironment

Polis orders Colorado regulators to set new rules for oil and gas industry to sharply cut ozone by 2030

by Michael Booth 1:39 PM MDT on Mar 16, 20233:38 PM MDT on Mar 16, 2023

The governor’s directive also orders the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to redouble efforts to consider health and the environment

Posted inHealth

Regulation falls short of protecting north Denver residents from Suncor refinery, nonprofit research finds

by Joshua Perry 3:40 AM MDT on Mar 16, 20235:06 PM MDT on Mar 16, 2023

Cultivando, an Adams County environmental nonprofit advocating for Latino communities, released the results of their yearlong air monitoring program and called for stricter industry regulations

Posted inEnvironment

Suncor will finally reopen after a 3-month closure. But will anything change for its neighbors?

by Joshua Perry 3:40 AM MDT on Mar 15, 202310:49 AM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Gas prices that rose when Colorado’s only petroleum refinery closed are expected to drop. But residents who’ve dealt with Suncor’s pollution for decades aren’t so thrilled — and they have a plan.

Posted inEnvironment

What do the EPA’s new drinking water limits for PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” mean for Colorado? 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Mar 15, 202311:02 AM MDT on Mar 15, 2023

Fed agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical. What should water agencies and consumers do?

Posted inWater

Colorado’s healthy snowpack promises to offer some relief for strained water supplies

by Shannon Mullane 4:02 AM MDT on Mar 14, 20237:51 AM MDT on Mar 14, 2023

Colorado’s statewide snowpack is above average weeks ahead of normal seasonal peak

Posted inEnergy

Xcel Energy will cut Colorado bills again in April as natural gas costs continue to fall 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Mar 14, 20238:58 AM MDT on Mar 14, 2023

While the state’s largest utility is under fire for unsustainable energy bills hitting consumers late in 2022, Xcel has also cut gas costs four times in six months.

Posted inMarshall Fire

A Louisville family begins construction on a new home where the Marshall fire destroyed their last one

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Mar 13, 202311:46 AM MDT on Mar 13, 2023

Louie Delaware and his family said their idea to build a new “living in place home” helps soften the blow of what they lost in the 2021 fire.

Posted inEnvironment

How some Coloradans could shave up to $19,000 off a new electric vehicle later this year

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Mar 10, 20231:54 PM MST on Mar 10, 2023

A state credit for income-qualified new and used EV buyers to trade in older gas cars will add up to $6,000 to existing lucrative discounts to push electrification

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