climate change
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Colorado Supreme Court green-lights lawsuit over climate change impacts to Boulder County
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The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. By 5-2, the Supreme Court concluded federal law did not preclude the local governments from raising state-level claims of nuisance,…
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Colorado’s Judge Tymkovich moderates panel on public nuisance lawsuits
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A member of the federal appeals court based in Denver moderated a discussion earlier this fall about public nuisance lawsuits, including one pending before the Colorado Supreme Court seeking to hold oil and gas producers accountable for climate change. Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit appeared on…
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Colorado Supreme Court signals possible intervention in lawsuit over climate change impacts
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The Colorado Supreme Court signaled on Monday it may intervene in a lawsuit out of Boulder County seeking to make ExxonMobil liable for damages resulting from climate change, one of many ongoing attempts across the country to hold oil and gas producers accountable for the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions. Boulder County and the city of Boulder…
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Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line in many other races, too
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – The race for the White House isn’t the only one with big stakes for climate policy. In campaigns for Congress and for governor around the country, candidates are talking about how green the grid should be. In the debate over how to respond to a warming world, Republicans are promoting an…
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‘Our nation is counting on you’: VP Kamala Harris highlights Denver’s youth climate activists
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“You are the leaders in this climate movement.” That is the message Vice President Kamala Harris offered to Denver students on Friday afternoon in a packed auditorium of Northfield High School, where she highlighted the work of some of the city’s youngest climate activists and encouraged the rest of the country to follow their lead. …
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Kamala Harris touts Biden’s actions, offers hopeful climate vision during Colorado visit
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In a crowded theater Monday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris sat in front of hundreds of Colorado residents to tout the Biden administration’s climate-related initiatives and express hope for the future of climate change. “There is so much that is happening right now that gives me a sense of optimism,” Harris said. “We’re saving something, but…
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Denver imposes natural gas ban in commercial buildings, multi-family housing
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New building codes in Denver will ban natural gas furnaces and water heaters in new commercial and multifamily construction starting in 2024 in a move that officials said demonstrates the city’s commitment to reaching “zero” emissions in two decades but which critics warned would be painful and costly to building owners and tenants. And…
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Denver’s aging trash collection trucks, lack of drivers could doom new ‘pay-as-you-throw’ program
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Denver’s new trash collection program may be foundering before it even launches. The pay-as-you-throw program, approved by a split city council vote in June, faces an uphill battle as Denver’s Solid Waste Management Division of the Department of Transportation & Infrastructure may not be able to meet the program’s requirements, according to Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien. …
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Swift action needed in Colorado’s water stewardship: Panel
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Water experts agree: Without swift, collaborative and regionalized action, the cost of a failure to address water loss in our state will be “stunning.” A discussion hosted by The Common Sense Institute Wednesday centered on the future of water usage in Colorado and featured key findings in a new report. Kristin Strohm, the President and…
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EPA abused discretion by denying Suncor Colorado refineries exemption from clean air law, court says
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a 2019 decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that refused to grant Suncor Energy’s Commerce City Refinery an exemption to a key environmental law. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit cautioned the EPA could find, upon further review, that Suncor still…
