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Opinion: Does the Colorado oil and gas industry really think our bad air comes from China?
By Janis Hallowell Opinion
Opinion: We all breathe the same air. Colorado’s oil and gas employees want to make sure our air is clean
By Dan Haley Opinion
Opinion: Colorado’s national parks desperately need funding for maintenance
By Ryan Fitzgerald Opinion
Opinion: As legislature debates new rules, vulnerable Coloradans continue to breathe toxic air
By Lizeth Chacón Opinion
Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Will 2020 be the year Colorado bans plastic bags, Styrofoam and other single-use plastics?
Lawmakers struck out with the first bill this session to make way for local plastic bans in Colorado. But two more are up to bat this month to regulate single-use plastics
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Trump administration’s effort to roll back NEPA environmental law draws ire at Denver hearing
NEPA requires federal agencies to determine if a construction or commercial project would harm the environment or wildlife. It gives the public the right of review and input.
Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published
Plan to buy remote Sweetwater Lake and transfer it to Forest Service gets boost from Eagle County communities
With nearly $1 million in donations, the Eagle Valley Land Trust is moving ahead with plans to purchase the 488-acre, privately-owned property surrounded by National Forest land
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Newly discovered “Witches’ Pantry” cave above Glenwood Springs could further complicate mine expansion
The cave news comes as Rocky Mountain Resources CEO retires and the company reports monthly losses of $830,000 and cumulative losses of more than $35 million
