LEGISLATURE
Bills dealing with insurance, building codes, helicopters passed during recent session
By Seth Klamann
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a suite of wildfire prevention and recovery-related bills Friday, clearing the way for the state to stand up a new emergency insuranc...
By Conrad Swanson
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You might have felt the symptoms before: A pit in your stomach, panic, existential dread, hopelessness, disenfranchisement, frustration and even anger.
Greenhouse gases are seeping into the atmosphere, warming the planet. Polar ice caps are melting, raisi...
By Ellen Knickmeyer
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON>> Oil and gas producers talk up technological breakthroughs they say will soon allow the world to drill and burn fossil fuels without worsening global warming. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry says the time is here for the industry to prove it...
MONTANA
Lawsuit challenging pro-fossil fuel policies in state is heading to trial
By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown and Drew Costley
The Associated Press
HELENA, Mont.>> A Montana judge on Friday said a climate change lawsuit from young people challenging the state’s pro-fossil fue...
“It’s a drop in the bucket,” Peter Butler, chair of the Bonita Peak Mining District Community Advisory Group, said of the settlement
CONRAD SWANSON |
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| The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2023 at 12:11 p.m. | UPDATED: May 11, 2023 at 3:20 p.m.
The federal government w...
Gov. Jared Polis signs “enormous package” of green energy and climate change bills
New greenhouse gas emission goals, tax credits, solar and geothermal programs fill out package
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| The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: May 11, 2023 at 6:11 p.m. | UPDATED: May 11,...
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Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire
Recent “upsets” like tripped compressors, pressure loss and freezing weather resulted in the thousands of pounds of illegal pollution but no fines or citations from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
By Dylan Baddour
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Welcome to Our Future Water's newsletter on "Adapting to a Future of Extremes: Green, Grey, and Hybrid Solutions for Urban Water Management," which focuses on the opportunities in urban water management in the face of climate change...
By Conrad Swanson
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One way to save massive amounts of water from the drying Colorado River — state and federal officials had hoped — was to effectively buy water this year from farmers and ranchers with a $125 million conser...
By Laurie Goering | Climate Change Editor
Waste to watts?
Finding new places to put solar power plants can be a challenge, but the U.S. city of Annapolis has come up with a solution: The old garbage dump.
The Maryland landfill, closed 20 years ago, "just sat there as a liability", said David Jarr...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just proposed the strongest regulations on vehicle emissions ever, Carol.
If you haven’t had time to read about the two proposed rules, here’s a one-sentence summary: They mean cleaner air, healthier communities, and a faster transition away from gas-guzzli...
By Mike Ives
The New York Times
More than 13,000 people have been evacuated from the western Canadian province of Alberta, where unusually warm and dry weather has been mixing with strong winds to fuel dozens of wildfires, officials said Friday.
The number of active wildfires across Alberta grew ...
METRO STARTUP
Father, sons focus on installing home charging stations for electric cars
By Judith Kohler
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“I’ve always liked internal combustion engines and I’ve always said there’s nothing like the sound of an American V8.”
The declaration by Ron Rooney is a bit unexpecte...
By Kristen Kidd
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Mom and I fancy ourselves birdwatchers. But we don’t begin to qualify as birders, those obsessed people in earth-toned outdoor apparel who travel the globe to see as many rare birds as possible.
So it was on a lark that we decided to drive from our Denver are...
Colorado cements plan to reintroduce gray wolves but a snag lingers
The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: May 3, 2023 at 2:05 p.m. | UPDATED: May 3, 2023 at 4:46 p.m.
Colorado’s plan to capture and release dozens of wolves into the Western Slope’s wilderness is now finalized, though the timeline mig...
CBy Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE>> Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they say surely will destroy more landscapes, communities and livelihoods as long-term drought persists around th...
May 2 (Reuters) - Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law on Tuesday a bill barring state officials from investing public money to promote environmental, social and governance goals, and prohibiting ESG bond sales.The bill is one of the furthest-reaching efforts yet by U.S. Republicans against...
The New York Times
WASHINGTON>> President Joe Biden on Friday announced the creation of a White House Office of Environmental Justice, one of several actions to address the unequal burden that people of color carry from environmental hazards.
“Every federal agency must take into account envi...
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont.>> A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry th...
