A new state study shows impressive progress, but a pressing need for massive charging port construction and retirement of dirtier, older heavy trucks.
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Posted inTechnology
Colorado awarded $5.9 million to figure out how to use $100 million to improve broadband service
The planning and digital equity grants come from the Department of Commerce as part of the massive infrastructure bill passed by Congress.
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: Denver needs a better plan for fixing its awful sidewalks
Repairs should be paid for the same way street repairs are paid for — with public funds.
Posted inWater
50,000 southeast Colorado residents will finally get clean drinking water thanks to federal infrastructure funding
A decades-old pipeline project in the Arkansas Valley region will receive $60 million to finish construction by 2029
Posted inEnvironment, News, Wildfire
Colorado gets $10 million to fight coal seam fires like those burning at Marshall Mesa and Glenwood Springs
Colorado will get $10 million in new federal infrastructure money to combat decades-old coal seam fires like those on Marshall Mesa and in Glenwood Springs that periodically flare up and wreak havoc, state officials said Tuesday. The new funding more than triples Colorado’s existing federal budget for all coal mine cleanup efforts, and will be […]
Posted inBusiness, Climate, Energy, Environment, News
Colorado to request $25M in federal aid to help clean up its more than 1,200 orphan wells
Colorado is seeking $25 million from a federal fund to plug orphan oil and gas wells, state officials said, in what could be the first installment of millions in cleanup aid. The money is part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure program, passed by Congress last November. A total of $1.4 billion in plugging and abandonment […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Carman: Rebuilding from the Marshall fire should be a model of climate adaptation
The cost of the Marshall fire is eye-popping. With more than 1,000 homes destroyed, preliminary estimates put the insured losses at more than half a billion dollars. Meanwhile, Republican members of Colorado’s congressional delegation continue to oppose legislation to address climate change — the fundamental cause of this and 20 other billion-dollar disasters across the […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Littwin: Biden celebrates his big bipartisan infrastructure win, but don’t count on it happening again
I’m not sure why exactly Mitch McConnell allowed Joe Biden to have his big, $1.2 trillion infrastructure-bill victory, but I’ve got a feeling he won’t let it happen again. Ever. It was notable, but hardly surprising, that McConnell wasn’t among those in attendance at the big party Monday on the White House South Lawn, where […]
Posted inBusiness, Economy, News, Technology
Colorado will get at least $100 million, possibly $1 billion, from infrastructure bill to end digital divide
Colorado’s efforts to end its rural digital divide could finally happen with the $1 trillion U.S. infrastructure bill, currently awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature. At least $100 million for broadband infrastructure will end up in Colorado, but it could be much more, said Tony Neal-Graves, chief information officer and executive director of the Colorado Office […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: The infrastructure bill has plenty for Colorado, if only Congress would pass it
Our infrastructure is the foundation of our country and it supports everything we rely on. It silently does its job by allowing us to move goods to markets, supply water to communities and businesses, energize our smartphones and computers, heat and cool our homes, and helps take our children safely to school. Our infrastructure touches […]