New law offers grants to replace older commercial trucks with newer gas-burning vehicles
Owners of aging and highly polluting diesel commercial trucks soon will be able to get state grants to help them buy newer and less-polluting —…
Energy & Environment
Colorado board adopts precedent-setting emissions controls for toxic air contaminants
Manufacturing plants, petroleum refineries and any facilities using gas-fired turbines must begin reducing emissions of five priority toxic air contaminants by 2027 under newly approved…
Polis signs environmental regulation into law — and immediately asks for changes
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Monday a bill that would prohibit companies from discharging plastic pellets into state waters and many landfills — and…
Committee kills bill dealing with emissions reporting
A bill that sought to make Colorado companies post their reportable emissions on their websites died in a bipartisan vote Thursday, as legislators questioned the…
Colorado seeks to take control of injection-well permitting away from EPA
Colorado regulators want to oversee now-federalized permitting for the growing number of underground injection control wells — an idea that appeals to some geothermal and…
Legislator revives bill to make companies list emissions totals on their websites
A Democratic lawmaker has revived his unsuccessful 2025 bill to require companies to list reportable emissions on their websites — a measure he says is…
Ban on plastic-pellets discharge up first on environmental-bill debates
The first major environmental bill to begin advancing in the 2026 legislative session seeks to prohibit companies making or using plastic pellets from discharging them…
Jan. 29 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours” with Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson
On this special midweek episode of “Colorado Chamber Office Hours,” Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson discusses his hopes for the 2026 legislative session, prioritizing among…
Polis’ final State of the State: Broad calls, plus specifics on housing, workforce
Gov. Jared Polis offered his final State of the State Address Thursday, calling for legislators to make additional progress on clean energy, workforce development and…
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost…