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After decades of negotiations, restoration efforts on Colorado’s heavily diverted Fraser River are showing signs of success
Waterway improvements in Grand County are impressive, but with major Front Range water projects looming, environmentalists worry gains are just "a Band-Aid."
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Opinion: Brazil is burning, and the U.S. is either complicit or willfully naïve
By Rafael Ioris Opinion
Opinion: Why the zero emission vehicle standard matters — and what it means for Colorado
By Jill Hunsaker Ryan Opinion
Colorado attorney general taking hard look at Trump administration’s clean-water regulations rollback
By Jesse Paul Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
In a twist, Colorado asks the EPA to lower the state’s air rating from “moderate” to “serious”
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Denver, northern Colorado fall short on EPA clean air rules
The move was expected after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis said in March the state wouldn't ask for an exemption based on pollution drifting into Colorado from China and elsewhere
Controversy over Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion offers a glimpse into water woes in the West
Raising the 55-year-old dam near Boulder is essential to keep a stable water supply in a changing climate, utility says. Residents insist conservation could be just as effective.
Chemical contamination from 7 Colorado coal-fired power plants found during groundwater monitoring
Local plants vow to minimize coal-ash contamination to meet new EPA rules; report finds cases much worse in other states
Cory Gardner, Scott Tipton bring new “good Samaritan” bill to address abandoned mines and stoke solution for $50B problem
Congress has been debating for decades how to deal with the $50 billion problem of abandoned mines across the U.S.
In wake of Gold King Mine spill, a study will be launched on mining pollution in Lake Powell
The study comes after the EPA accidentally triggered a massive release of wastewater laden with toxic metals at the Gold King Mine three years ago
Coloradans produced a record 9.3 million tons of trash last year. Only 12 percent of it was recycled.
Colorado's recycling rate has flat lined at about a third of the national average
