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Right-to-natural-gas proposal in Colorado qualifies for ballot

Updated 2 days ago

A citizen initiative that seeks to enshrine the right to natural gas has qualified for the November ballot, Colorado’s election office confirmed on Thursday. Petitions...

Colorado AG urges Supreme Court to let Boulder climate lawsuit proceed

Updated 3 days ago

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed a court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in a lawsuit brought by Boulder city officials seeking to...

Federal biotech commission examines Colorado’s role in critical minerals production

Updated 1 week ago

China’s dominance over critical mineral supplies has left U.S. manufacturers vulnerable. Colorado’s biotech and research community is working to ease that dependence. Leaders from the...

Denver City Council sends Xcel franchise deal to voters

Updated 2 weeks ago

This November, Denver voters will decide whether to renew the city’s longstanding franchise agreement with Xcel Energy. Members of the Denver City Council approved on...

Colorado allows big polluters to buy credits as it mandates local engagement

Updated 3 weeks ago

Record utility rate requests hit $9.2 billion nationwide in second quarter

Updated 4 weeks ago

Xcel franchise renewal clears first Denver City Council committee hurdle

Updated 1 month ago

Elbert County takes transmission dispute with Xcel to court

Updated 1 month ago

Colorado’s haze lawsuit tests coal plant closure | ANALYSIS

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado’s ‘right to natural gas’ measure submits signatures to qualify for November ballot

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

Polis administration awards $30 million for local climate policy projects

Updated 2 months ago

Fight over Colorado and Denver building energy standards gains federal attention

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

The U.S. Department of the Interior is moving forward with a 10-year framework for managing the Colorado River after 2026, outlining a plan to issue...

Colorado governor candidates confront business climate, housing affordability woes

Updated 2 months ago

Four of the five major-party candidates for Colorado governor share common ground on two big issues: they see the perception that Colorado has become less...

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

Updated 3 months ago

Editor‘s Note: The Denver metro region sits at the center of one of the American West’s most complex and consequential water challenges. This series examines...

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

Updated 3 months ago

Some worry consumers would face civil or administrative fines under the legislation Lawmakers have passed new regulations mandating sellers of lithium-powered batteries to register with...

Colorado lawmakers kill both major data center bills

Updated 3 months ago

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

Updated 3 months ago

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

Updated 3 months ago

University of Denver closes in on carbon neutrality goals

Updated 4 months ago

Power grid shutdowns in Colorado bring protection — and problems

Updated 4 months ago

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

Updated 5 months ago

Proposed data center regulation in Colorado draws critics, backers

Updated 5 months ago

Conservation Colorado proposes measures aimed at oil and gas companies

Updated 5 months ago

Universities sue to block dismantling of Boulder’s NCAR

Updated 5 months ago

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

Updated 5 months ago

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

Updated 5 months ago

Up to 43,000 residents in parts of Boulder and Jefferson counties should be prepared to have their power shut off Saturday afternoon, Xcel Energy said....

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

Updated 5 months ago

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Monday warned that Colorado’s energy policies could lead to higher electricity prices and deter businesses, such as data centers,...

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

Updated 5 months ago

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and several environmental organizations have filed separate petitions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, challenging the...

Colorado lawmakers move to curb eminent domain powers after Xcel dispute

Updated 5 months ago

After months of backlash over Xcel Energy’s use of eminent domain in eastern Colorado, lawmakers representing Elbert and El Paso counties are advancing legislation that...