Latest Articles in Environment

Aerotropolis around DIA is more than just talk as $22.5 million is laid on the table

by Denver Post | May 24, 2019 | Business, Environment, Politics, Transportation | Story Link

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On militarized landscapes in Colorado and beyond, can we successfully preserve both history and environment?

by Colorado Sun | May 24, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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EPA taking first big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

by Denver Post | May 23, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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EPA taking first big steps to clean up leaking Colorado mines

by Denver Post | May 23, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Trump administration says its decision to lift moratorium on coal sales from public lands won’t increase emissions

by Colorado Sun | May 23, 2019 | Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Colorado’s avalanche season claimed 8 lives. Experts say there’s much to learn from how they died.

by Colorado Sun | May 23, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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As Denver falls in national parkland rankings, mayoral contenders grapple with how to improve acreage

by Denver Post | May 23, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Xcel wants to hike your electricity bill to cover the cost of new customers, prevent wildfires and boost returns

by Colorado Sun | May 22, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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BLM says Trump coal moves hasten but don’t increase emissions

by Denver Post | May 22, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Colorado regulators won’t halt oil and gas drilling as they implements new law prioritizing safety

by Colorado Sun | May 21, 2019 | Energy, Environment, Health | Story Link

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New oil, gas commission kicks off work with more calls to put permits on hold while regulations are drafted

by Denver Post | May 21, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Hoover Dam ceremony marks Colorado River drought plan

by Denver Post | May 20, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Native leaders join climate activists targeting BP’s Denver HQ over plans to drill in Arctic

by Denver Post | May 20, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Michael Bennet proposes a $1 trillion climate change fund, wants net-zero U.S. emissions by 2050

by Colorado Sun | May 20, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Michael Bennet proposes $1 trillion climate change fund as part of presidential campaign

by Denver Post | May 20, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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EPA shifting more environmental enforcement to states

by Denver Post | May 20, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Colorado congressman wants probe reopened into claim feds tried to censor CU researcher’s climate-change references

by Denver Post | May 19, 2019 | Education, Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Carman: We have to overcome our selfish gene — or be willing to say goodbye to Earth’s species

by Colorado Sun | May 19, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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To control forest fires, Colorado and other western states light more of their own

by Denver Post | May 18, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado wildlife officials have already put down 12 bears this year. Can a new Denver Zoo exhibit help reverse the trend?

by Colorado Sun | May 17, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado’s drought situation continues to improve, with just 11% of the state under dry conditions

by Colorado Sun | May 16, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Oil and gas activists want Colorado to pause new drilling while regulations are being sorted out

by Colorado Sun | May 15, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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RTD’s electric 16th Street Mall buses cost nearly twice as much to operate as diesel coaches

by Denver Post | May 14, 2019 | Environment, Politics, Transportation | Story Link

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U.S. News ranks Colorado as 10th best state despite its economy being No. 1

by Denver Post | May 14, 2019 | Business, Environment, Sports, Transportation | Story Link

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First look at how Colorado will become a ZEV state: the rule, the cost, the debate

by Colorado Sun | May 13, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Health, Transportation | Story Link

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Opinion: The Land and Water Conservation Fund is critical to the protection of public lands

by Colorado Sun | May 12, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Opinion: The CORE Act protects Colorado and honors the brave ski troops who fought for us all

by Colorado Sun | May 12, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Vestas receives another significant order

by Biz West | May 10, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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FAA pushes back on claims of increased noise for south Denver metro communities

by Denver Post | May 9, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Health, Politics, Transportation, Weather | Story Link

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Colorado wildlife commissioners reject ban on trapping and trophy hunting of bobcats

by Denver Post | May 9, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado’s fire season is expected to rate below average this year. But these days, below average is still hardcore.

by Colorado Sun | May 9, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado trash companies invest millions to speed up recycling. Now they just need more people to recycle.

by Colorado Sun | May 8, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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3 companies to pay U.S. $2.6 million for falsely tapping renewable energy program

by Denver Post | May 7, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Here are all of The Colorado Sun’s award-winning stories from 2018

by Colorado Sun | May 7, 2019 | Business, Education, Energy, Environment, Health | Story Link

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Longs Peak Hospital establishes 24-hour drug disposal

by Biz West | May 7, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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“This may be the year”: Colorado legislators push to protect 1 million acres as wilderness through 2 bills in Congress

by Denver Post | May 7, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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One million species face extinction, UN panel says. And humans will suffer as a result.

by Denver Post | May 6, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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In “new era” of oil and gas regulation, Colorado communities waste no time writing own rules

by Denver Post | May 6, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Tiny Branson has plenty of water. But like other small rural delivery systems in Colorado, it must find a way to meet new state standards.

by Colorado Sun | May 6, 2019 | Environment, Health | Story Link

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The good, the bad and the complicated: How Colorado’s electric vehicle laws changed this session

by Colorado Sun | May 6, 2019 | Business, Environment | Story Link

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Changes were made to water flow out of the Glen Canyon Dam. And that led to more bugs in the Colorado River.

by Colorado Sun | May 4, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Spikes in E. coli levels in Boulder Creek prompt call to action

by CU Independent | May 1, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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When people die in the outdoors, help for their loved ones is scarce. The climbing community aims to change that.

by Colorado Sun | May 1, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Greg Sopkin, former Colorado PUC chairman, appointed Environmental Protection Agency regional director

by Denver Post | Apr 30, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Bureau of Land Management to decide on Western city — potentially one in Colorado — for its new headquarters by October

by Colorado Sun | Apr 30, 2019 | Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Denver Zoo contingent helps rescue 1,800 flamingo chicks, unhatched eggs in South Africa

by Denver Post | Apr 30, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado Senate pulls an all-nighter as Democrats go “nuclear”

by Denver Post | Apr 30, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Idaho, Utah seek to defend Trump drilling plan lawsuit over sage grouse

by Denver Post | Apr 29, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Otter Products launches Liviri cases for food shipments

by Biz West | Apr 29, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Advanced Energy recognized by Fort Collins for conservation efforts

by Biz West | Apr 29, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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These Colorado Democrats are vying to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner in 2020

by Denver Post | Apr 29, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Colorado lawmakers won’t finish their calendar. Now Democrats have to decide which bills to let die.

by Colorado Sun | Apr 29, 2019 | Business, Environment, Health | Story Link

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Opinion: Planned burns can reduce wildfire risks, but expanding use of “good fire” isn’t easy

by Colorado Sun | Apr 28, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Effort to repeal Colorado’s new oil, gas law is dropped — for now, sponsors say

by Denver Post | Apr 25, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Voters, for the first time, could get final say in the war over wolves in Colorado

by Colorado Sun | Apr 25, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Voters, for the first time, could get final say in the war over wolves in Colorado

by Colorado Sun | Apr 25, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado State University professor cited for illegal possession of 5 crows, issued warning on 32 others in West Nile Virus study

by Denver Post | Apr 25, 2019 | Crime & Courts, Education, Environment | Story Link

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Colorado is overhauling climate goals with an eye on scrubbing carbon from its electricity

by Colorado Sun | Apr 25, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Colorado’s oil and gas battlefield (and campaign cash) is shifting to local elections

by Colorado Sun | Apr 25, 2019 | Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Colorado River basin reservoirs benefit from heavy snowpack

by Denver Post | Apr 24, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado has new, stronger oil and gas regulations. Now what?

by Denver Post | Apr 24, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Politics, Uncategorized | Story Link

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Why Styrofoam — amid all of Colorado’s recycling struggles — is being targeted by lawmakers

by Colorado Sun | Apr 24, 2019 | Business, Environment | Story Link

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How a first-year Colorado lawmaker tried to “go big or go home” with a zero-waste bill

by Colorado Sun | Apr 24, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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People living in this part of Colorado are most at risk of climate change’s adverse health effects, study says

by Denver Post | Apr 23, 2019 | Environment, Health | Story Link

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Opinion: Facts, not conjecture, should drive decisions about regulating Colorado’s oil and gas industry

by Colorado Sun | Apr 23, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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“Flood buddies” and sandbags: Southern Colorado readies for rain after last summer’s massive fire

by Colorado Sun | Apr 23, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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Colorado lawmakers take first step toward banning polystyrene takeout containers

by Denver Post | Apr 22, 2019 | Environment, Politics | Story Link

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Conservation groups ask judge to halt Trump administration drilling plan citing sage grouse

by Colorado Sun | Apr 22, 2019 | Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Colorado tornadoes: Everything you need to know about the severe weather season

by Denver Post | Apr 22, 2019 | Environment, Weather | Story Link

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ICEholes beware: Colorado is considering parking fines for blocking electric-vehicle charging stations

by Colorado Sun | Apr 22, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment, Transportation | Story Link

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EPA, Colorado target oil and gas company HighPoint in federal court, accusing company of failing to control air pollution at storage tanks

by Denver Post | Apr 21, 2019 | Business, Energy, Environment | Story Link

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Agencies work to minimize impact of Boulder Canyon blasting on golden eagles

by Denver Post | Apr 21, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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A Colorado author sought to add context to the Gold King Mine disaster. What he found was unexpected.

by Colorado Sun | Apr 19, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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The politically connected owner of a Glenwood Springs quarry wants a massive expansion. Residents are preparing for a fight.

by Colorado Sun | Apr 18, 2019 | Business, Environment | Story Link

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Interstate 25 expansion south of Denver shows need for wildlife tunnels as officials track carnage

by Denver Post | Apr 17, 2019 | Environment | Story Link

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