CO: Energy Policy
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Tri-State to lower customer energy costs by $400 million over 20 years
Colorado's second-largest electricity provider, the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, projects new federal clean energy funding will …
Polis taps nation’s strongest water-quality protections for 15 CO rivers
Nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court left key watersheds unprotected by the Clean Water Act, the Polis administration has designated new …
Clean buses coming to Colorado transit systems
The Colorado Department of Transportation is investing nearly $32 million to help local governments and other stakeholders transition to electric vehi…
Colorado's first multifamily housing units upgraded to all-electric
A coalition effort led by Energy Outreach Colorado has completed a first-of-its-kind multi-family electrification project, replacing gas-powered …
Tips for breathing easier during Colorado’s bad air quality days
Wildfires are becoming bigger and more frequent in Colorado and across the Mountain West, and health experts are offering tips to breathe easy even …
Aurora residents to continue opposition to fracking near reservoir, Superfund site
Aurora residents and environmental groups said they will continue to oppose fracking near the Aurora Reservoir, thousands of homes and 13 schools …
Colorado, nation face public health, climate risks as methane pollution soars
Methane pollution is increasing at the fastest rate in decades, according to a new report, and that's making it harder to turn the tide on climate …
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting …
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado's…
Colorado gets $156M from Inflation Reduction Act for 'Solar for All'
Colorado is calling on solar energy entrepreneurs to put $156 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to work accelerating rooftop and community-ba…
CO Nursing homes left in dark as utilities cut power to prevent wildfires
By Kate Ruder for KFF Health News.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the KFF Health News-Public News Service…
Tech-based carbon-capture projects making headway in local governments
By Ysabelle Kempe for SmartCitiesDive.Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pu…