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A look at the major differences between Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper in the U.S. Senate race
The nationally watched Senate contest displays two different visions for Colorado on climate, coronavirus, healthcare and the economy
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Where Donald Trump and Joe Biden split on Colorado issues in presidential race
Evan Ochsner Election 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
Oil and gas companies must monitor fracking emissions as Colorado adopts first-in-the-nation rules to reduce air pollution
Mark Jaffe
Colorado oil and gas emissions rules begin to tighten, but gaps open over what is monitored, by whom and where
Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
John Hickenlooper’s conflicting record and rhetoric on fracking a point of dispute in U.S. Senate race
John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado must cut half of its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. It will lean on oil and gas to do it.
Coal plant shutdowns and cleaner vehicles are helping make progress, but oil and gas must scrub 7 million metric tons of emissions with no rules to guide it.
Here’s who Gov. Polis just named to sit on the new, full-time panel regulating Colorado oil and gas
The 5-person Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will complete tasks outlined by Senate Bill 181, which sought to give local governments more control and prioritize the protection of public health, safety and the environment
Trump’s fossil fuel agenda gets pushback from federal judges, including in Colorado
In Colorado, a judge sided with conservation groups and said the Trump administration's review of 171 proposed natural gas wells didn’t look closely enough at the cumulative effect of drilling on climate change
Environmentalists worry Colorado will see a surge of abandoned oil and gas wells as industry tanks
The number of temporarily abandoned oil and gas wells is up 37% from last year, but Colorado regulators say they still have the time -- and money -- to inspect them
Colorado issues, like fracking and marijuana, divide the Democratic candidates for president
A Colorado Sun survey shows all but two candidates support federal marijuana legalization, while others lack clear plans on Western issues
New attack ad from oil and gas industry ally blasts Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats for “junk science”
Defend Colorado launched a campaign to undercut a new state-commissioned study showing potential health impacts from drilling operations
Potential for short-term health impacts from Colorado oil and gas drilling leads to calls for temporary halt in permits
A new study commissioned by the state health agency and released Thursday shows worst-case scenarios for adverse effects
