environment
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Officials continue to monitor Colorado Springs creek after Thursday morning oil spill
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Crews and officials from Colorado Springs Utilities and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are monitoring Monument Creek for contamination after a Thursday morning oil spill. Hazmat was called to the scene just after 11 a.m. Thursday after a truck dumped 200 gallons of used oil in the area. According to Colorado Springs police, a set of…
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The new year will ring in plastic and paper bag fees for Colorado shoppers
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Colorado shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a 10-cent fee for every single-use plastic and paper bag they carry out of most retail outlets. The measure, approved by Colorado lawmakers last year, is…
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Appeals court rebuffs challenge from environmental groups, says state met greenhouse gas responsibility
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Contrary to the allegations of a pair of environmental groups, state agencies satisfied the legal deadline for proposing rules aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the next three decades, Colorado’s second-highest court concluded on Thursday. The Environmental Defense Fund and WildEarth Guardians sought a judicial declaration that Colorado had blown past the cutoff date the legislature…
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Part owner of troubled Comanche 3 power plant wants money back from Colorado’s Xcel Energy
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A part owner of the troubled and soon-to-be decommissioned Comanche Power Station Unit 3 near Pueblo wants its money back. CORE Electrical Cooperative delivered a notice Sept. 6 to the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy’s Colorado branch, saying it is withdrawing from its partial ownership of the facility and demanding a refund…
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Douglas County voters to consider two new ballot measures in November
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Douglas County Commissioners decided Tuesday that it will ask voters to consider two topics on the November 8 ballot – broadband and open space sales tax. During their regular business meeting, the board adopted a resolution asking voters whether to allow the county to enter into public-private partnerships to improve telecommunications services, such as high-speed…
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Denver City Council 2023 budget priorities: community engagement, housing, public safety
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Denver City Council left its annual budget retreat with the goal of focusing 2023’s funding on community engagement, increasing affordable housing, reframing public safety, workforce and business recovery, protecting the environment and increasing transportation in the city. These priorities will serve as a guide to the mayor’s office and other city agencies as they develop…
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Colorado House passes bill that would help communities affected by coal plant closures
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The Colorado House passed legislation Thursday that would direct $15 million from the state’s general fund to the Office of Just Transition, which was created to try to lessen the economic and social effects of the closure of coal power plants and mines across the state. House Bill 22-1394, which was approved 51-12, would transfer the funds…
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Air quality monitors provide real-time measurements for people who live near Marshall fire
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Boulder County residents who are concerned about breathing pollutants from the Marshall fire can now check air quality on an interactive map guided by 25 state-of-the-art air monitors placed throughout the burn area. The map shows how good or bad the air is in real time and suggests whether it’s a good idea to go…
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Denver receives nearly $500,000 in grants for outdoor projects
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The City and County of Denver was awarded nearly half a million dollars in grants on Friday that will support two outdoor projects. Denver was awarded two grants that totaled $445,750 from Great Outdoors Colorado. The organization was established in 1992 by Colorado voters and invests a portion of the state’s lottery proceeds to support…
