Senate committee nukes bill to promote alternative energy source
If Colorado is going to seek to promote nuclear-energy projects in the state, it won’t do so by declaring the fission process to be clean…
Energy & Environment
Colorado unveils proposed rules on cumulative impacts of emissions
Colorado regulators have proposed long-awaited rules to rein in the cumulative impacts of multiple sources of air pollution on communities — rules that oil-and-gas industry…
Should Colorado embrace nuclear energy? The Legislature will weigh in.
Nuclear energy is on the lips of many people these days — federal officials pushing it as a source of clean energy, leaders of other…
Polis offers ambitious goals for housing, environment, taxes in State of the State
Gov. Jared Polis spanned the political spectrum in his State of the State Address Thursday, calling for big transit spending and more environmental-justice regulations but…
Environmental task force calls for partnership with business community
Colorado must streamline permitting processes and make it easier for companies to develop the innovative energy solutions needed to meet the state’s ambitious emissions-reduction goals,…
Ozone committee, CDPHE readying new bills to rein in emissions
Colorado energy producers are awaiting what they expect will be multiple new regulatory proposals in the 2024 legislative session. An unknown number could be coming…
Colorado regulators limit scope of coming ban on gas-powered lawn equipment
Colorado’s first restrictions on the use of gas-powered lawn equipment will impact the state and local governments but not private landscaping businesses, thought state regulators…
Colorado approves first-of-their-kind emissions intensity rules
Colorado air-quality regulators on Friday approved a nationally precedent-setting plan in which oil and gas companies must limit the amount of nitrous oxide emissions from…
Colorado companies must begin reporting toxic air contaminants within months
Some 2,000 facilities across Colorado soon must report the amount of 482 different toxic air contaminants that they emitted in 2023 — an arduous process…
Legislative ozone committee beginning to focus on regulatory upgrades
Members of an interim legislative committee studying ozone pollution are focusing more on the idea of increasing modeling and measurement of what are considered minor…