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Trump blasts oil companies for not lowering prices to consumers, accuses them of price gouging

Updated 3 hours ago

President Donald Trump criticized “big oil companies” for not lowering prices for consumers, even though oil purchase costs have dropped. He accused oil companies of...

Polis administration awards $30 million for local climate policy projects

Updated 2 days ago

Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Energy Office announced $30 million in grants Thursday to 18 local and tribal governments for projects to reduce emissions,...

Fight over Colorado and Denver building energy standards gains federal attention

Updated 5 days ago

The U.S. Department of Justice notified the U.S. District Court in Denver that it is considering filing a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit challenging...

Colorado governor signs bill requiring pollution controls, cost reporting for extended coal operations

Updated 2 weeks ago

Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a bill in reaction to orders from the U.S. Department of Energy to keep older coal units online. The...

With no 7-state deal, federal agency turns to 10-year Colorado River strategy

Updated 3 weeks ago

Colorado governor candidates confront business climate, housing affordability woes

Updated 4 weeks ago

Tapped: Is water a problem for data centers in Colorado?

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado’s proposed battery regulations target fire risks, raise enforcement, cost questions

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado lawmakers kill both major data center bills

Updated 1 month ago

Denver public safety power shut-offs ‘a last resort,’ Xcel says

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado regulators could force Xcel customers to pay for troubled plant for decades

Updated 2 months ago

University of Denver closes in on carbon neutrality goals

Updated 2 months ago

Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears

Updated 3 months ago

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 3 months ago

A packed marathon hearing at the state Capitol in Colorado highlighted the sharp divide between two competing approaches to the effects of data centers, one...

Conservation Colorado proposes measures aimed at oil and gas companies

Updated 3 months ago

A group has introduced four ballot measures it says are meant to counter an initiative that aims to enshrine Colorado businesses and consumers’ right to...

Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR

Updated 3 months ago

A consortium of universities filed a federal lawsuit Monday, alleging the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research is unlawful retaliation...

Colorado, other states oppose proposal to require EV chargers be made with 100% domestic components

Updated 3 months ago

Colorado has joined a coalition of about 20 states in opposing a federal proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to...

Xcel Energy: Power shutoff ‘likely’ Saturday in Boulder, Jefferson counties

Updated 3 months ago

U.S. energy secretary warns Colorado’s energy policies could drive up prices, deter businesses

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado Attorney General, environmental groups challenge EPA rejection of state’s haze plan

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado lawmakers move to curb eminent domain powers after Xcel dispute

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado lawmakers mull competing bills on data centers

Updated 4 months ago

U.S. Supreme Court to hear bid by oil companies to toss climate suits in Boulder case

Updated 4 months ago

CU Boulder, state launch economic research in coal-transition areas

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado’s federal energy lab hit with another round of 100+ layoffs

Updated 4 months ago

Colorado joins lawsuit against Trump energy emergency order

Updated 5 months ago

Xcel gets an earful from public for power shutoffs in Colorado

Updated 5 months ago

$200M in federal funds to be deployed in Denver area for heat pumps aimed at reducing emissions

Updated 5 months ago

The Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) has officially launched a $200 million program to help reduce carbon emissions with heat pumps. The regional organization...

Colorado-based Energy Fuels acquiring Australian rare-earth producer for $299M

Updated 5 months ago

Energy Fuels on Tuesday announced it is acquiring an Australian company that produces rare earth elements and alloys in a deal worth $299 million. The...

Denver gas prices surge but diesel mix-up not to blame, expert says

Updated 5 months ago

Denver gas prices surged 16.6 cents per gallon last week, but one expert said the public should not blame the hike on a recent diesel...

Colorado oilmen may play key role in Trump’s Venezuelan oil takeover plan

Updated 5 months ago

When President Donald Trump summoned oil executives to the White House recently to push for major investment in Venezuela, an interesting sprinkling of smaller independent...