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DeGette questions EPA chief Scott Pruitt’s ethics and honesty
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U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver is one of four top congressional Democrats who signed a letter calling on EPA Secretary Scott Pruitt to account for his ties to a lobbyist and his truthfulness about his ethics. “Despite your earlier claims that J. Steven Hart had no clients with business before EPA, it is now…
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Denver’s ozone pollution prompts environmental policy concerns
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Environmental Protection Agency announcement Tuesday declaring Denver to be out of compliance with federal ozone standards is being used by some Colorado political leaders and environmentalists to criticize the Trump administration. The designation means Colorado officials must put together a plan to explain how they will meet federal air quality standards.…
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How EPA’s rollback of auto mileage rule would impact Colorado
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The rollback of federal auto-mileage standards – expected by the Trump administration in the coming days – could erase some of the progress being made in Colorado on cutting air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, according to analyses by environmental groups. “Having this rule yanked out from under us will send Colorado backward,” said Will…
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Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet puts up a fight for wind, solar credits in GOP tax bill
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Sen. Michael Bennet is arguing that the Republican tax bill could dim the energy behind wind and solar development in states that are plugged in, such as Colorado. The Democrat from Denver signed a letter to leaders of Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee to preserve wind a solar tax credits in their…
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New climate change program lures 5 Colorado scientists to France
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That giant sucking sound coming from Boulder is the sound of four leading scientists departing for Europe, among the winners of a new program intended to lure climate change experts from the United States to research laboratories in France. A fifth Coloradan, based at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, is also among the…
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Doug Benevento appointed Region 8 administrator for Environmental Protection Agency
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President Donald Trump appointed Doug Benevento as Environment Protection Agency administrator for Region 8, which includes Colorado and five other western states. The former chief of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is currently an executive at Xcel Energy and was an elected member of the Douglas County School Board until he resigned that…
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EPA chief’s Colorado travel questioned in CBS News report
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A privately chartered flight from Denver to Durango for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt last month was among the pricey trips by Trump administration officials called into question in a report this week by CBS News. CBS reported that Pruitt had been offered a seat on Gov. John Hickenlooper’s state airplane but declined. The…
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet sets Wednesday town hall in Steamboat Springs
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet plans to hold a one-hour town hall in Steamboat Springs on Wednesday, his office announced. The Denver Democrat plans to answer questions chosen at random from the audience at the event. The town hall is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. at the Bud Werner Memorial Library, 1289 Lincoln Ave., in Steamboat Springs.…
