Colorado pitches even more “intensity” caps on oil and gas to help fight ozone
Environmental groups hit air regulators’ plan for no enforcement, too much wiggle room
DATE: Dec 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Michael Booth
Position: The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s recycling rates are atrocious. Here’s how one Denver-area restaurant is trying to change that.
The state remains stuck at 16% reuse, only half the national average, but new laws on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers may boost efforts
DATE: Nov 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
How is Colorado doing on cutting carbon emissions? Not great, state analysis says.
To meet ambitious 50% reduction by 2030 requires tougher limits on fossil fuels, more free transit and denser land planning.
DATE: Nov 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado’s latest tool to fight forest fires: Mushrooms
Infusing slash and wood chips on vast forest floors with mycelium could dampen fuel and improve soil quality, enthusiastic researchers say.
DATE: Oct 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado passes mandate for 82% electric vehicle sales by 2032
Colorado renewed and expanded its mandate for electric vehicles to take over the state new car market in coming years, passing a requirement for EVs to make up 82% of dealer lots by 2032.
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DATE: Oct 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado is peddling $2.5 million to communities launching their own e-bike rebates
The state will match local funding for popular electric bike discounts speeding off the shelves in Denver and other big cities
DATE: Oct 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Bulldozing at Barr Lake has birders flapping over Colorado priorities
Colorado Parks & Wildlife does not own the reservoir where century-old cottonwoods were scraped and bird watchers now see a wasteland
DATE: Oct 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: News
Colorado could ban sale of gas-powered mowers and blowers beginning in 2025
Such a move would be a way to get real ozone cuts by 2026, when EPA demands kick in
DATE: Apr 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Four Colorado mountain lions died from avian flu, but mammal crossover has slowed
Bobcats, skunks, foxes and a bear have all died of the bird disease, but state wildlife officials say trends are better now
DATE: Apr 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
EPA’s new PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ could have implications for Colorado
Fed agency issues long-awaited mandatory drinking water caps for the toxic chemical
DATE: Mar 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
EPA blames Utah for Colorado ozone pollution
Federal agency won’t approve Utah’s clean air plans until they stop violating “good neighbor” rules
DATE: Mar 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado’s air pollution permitting process may get stricter
Lawmakers, environmental groups say state agencies move too slow while ozone violations pile up
DATE: Feb 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News
