Attempt to stop Colorado water speculation is circling the drain
Despite intense pressure, legislature says impinging farmers’ right to sell is too risky
DATE: Apr 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Michael Booth
Position: The Colorado Sun
Hamburger helper: Beef fat may be coming to help fuel a fancy jet near you
Tallow-based fuel is advertised to cut carbon output of jet flights by 25%
DATE: Apr 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado lawmakers again try to pay landowners for rejected easements
A bill to compensate canceled easement holders is back, with a $155 million price tag
DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado parks are full and getting fuller. How will the state decide who gets in, and who gets hurt?
Lake Pueblo hosted 3.4 million last year. But efforts to control crowds raise questions of equity and access
DATE: Mar 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado needs to cut greenhouse gas pollution from industry. They’ve put it off until 2023
State officials say their rulemaking plan will make deeper cuts across more factories. Environmental advocates say it’s delay and betrayal all over again
DATE: Mar 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado delay of key clean truck rules angers environmental justice groups
Air quality officials appeared to be on a timeline to adopt California’s truck cleanup this year, but state regulators say it can’t get done
DATE: Feb 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
Tired of mowing your lawn? Colorado could pay you $2 a square foot to rip it out
A bill would expand grass buyouts statewide and double local payments
DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Sierra Club threatens to suspend 20,000-member Colorado chapter
National leadership cites ongoing conflicts between local management and volunteers, and says it may appoint other Colorado members to take over.
DATE: Jan 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News
A Colorado family tried to save their cattle ranch by betting big on rare birds. It’s paying off.
From getting the folks at Audubon to certify the ranch as bird-friendly, to selling carbon sequestration credits for the tall grass, the May Ranch near Lamar is modernizing stewardship.
DATE: Dec 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Colorado may have more sites with dangerous ‘forever chemicals’ than any other
A new analysis of an EPA database shows demand for PFAS in fracking and other industries puts Front Range at the top of the contamination list.
DATE: Oct 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Colorado closes popular stretch of Yampa River to fishing amid Western Slope drought
State Parks and Wildlife shuts down a key stretch below Stagecoach Reservoir far earlier than in recent years
DATE: May 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
Groups demand Polis remove Colorado Air Pollution Control director
Whistleblower complaint accuses regulators of telling staff to falsify records
DATE: Apr 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
