Water-quality permitting fees could change more frequently
Businesses and governments required to pay water-quality permitting fees may see those fees rise more regularly and with fewer legislative requirements under a bill that…
Energy & Environment
Special committee considers several proposals to limit rising utility rates
Utility watchdog groups suggested proposals for cutting customer rates Monday that ranged from eliminating incentives for hooking new homes up to gas lines to requiring…
Polis issues new regulations on oil and gas companies
Colorado oil and gas producers along much of the Front Range must cut nitrogen oxides 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 under a new…
Legislators grill utility leaders over rising rates
A special legislative committee probing rising utility costs questioned several long-standing aspects of Colorado’s rate-setting model Tuesday, including whether for-profit utilities like Xcel Energy should…
Special committee questions justification for utility rate hikes
Colorado legislators on the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates pressed witnesses during the panel’s first meeting Tuesday on how regulators might determine when…
Polis unveils clean-energy incentive package
During a legislative session in which energy and environmental legislation is expected to come in the form of both carrots and sticks, Gov. Jared Polis…