As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?
Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy
Environment
Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.
San Juan Basin Public Health offers free radon testing workshops
The gas is second-leading cause of lung cancer, and detecting it is easy
Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup
K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project
Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food
A Republican lawmaker joins Democrat-led push for solar agriculture
Deficiencies found in Hesperus solar application
Primergy Solar confident its application will be accepted
La Plata County commissioners direct staff on oil and gas setbacks
Rules aim to strike a balance between desires of the industry and environmentalists
More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers Fountain Creek splits around a small island at Fountain Creek Regional Park, looking west…
Workshop on ranching in drought stresses sustainability
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm and Ranch hosted a free series of presentations on range and herd management
Barbara McLachlan outlines potential legislation in 2023
As a former teacher, the state representative has her eye set on changes to education
New Mexico lawmakers aim to attract hydrogen investments
Legislators search for new sources of employment as state reels from the recent retirement of coal-fired power plants
Experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store
Precipitation and snowpack are above average, but meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about predictions
Billion-dollar climate disasters rise with drought in Colorado, the American West
NOAA report details growing total of weather and climate chaos biting deep into U.S. economy
Possible deal to end Rio Grande SCOTUS case becomes public
New Mexico would deliver Texas its water at the state line; new guidelines for farmers south of Elephant Butte
Avian flu wreaks more havoc in Colorado egg layers and wild birds
Worst-ever outbreak leads to slaughter of 6 million-plus chickens and has killed enough eagles and other raptors to raise wildlife fears
With historic control, Democratic state lawmakers have gun reform and climate change top of mind this session
Colorado move further to the left on social and environmental issues
Here are all the new EV and e-bike tax credits heading Colorado’s way
Denver relaunches e-bike vouchers; Polis proposes new car-buying credits to promote clean electrification
Gov. Polis submits budget amendment, seeks money for property tax relief
Affordable housing, clean energy tax breaks also on the table
Colorado may create last-resort wildfire insurance as risk climbs
Some Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising wildfire risk
This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened
In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.