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Hickenlooper declares Trump’s climate change executive order ‘will not deter Colorado’s efforts’

Mar 28, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Gov. John Hickenlooper declared Tuesday that Colorado will continue to pursue “a clean energy future” despite an executive order signed by President Donald Trump ending the federal government’s efforts to combat climate change. “We will keep building a clean energy future that creates Colorado jobs, improves our health and addresses the harmful consequences of a…
Trump’s proposed budget signals effort to begin ‘butchering’ the EPA

Mar 16, 2017

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Peter Marcus

The man who led transition efforts for President Trump at the EPA said the administration’s proposed budget signals a commitment to abolish the agency. But Myron Ebell, a Colorado College graduate and an outspoken climate change skeptic who leads energy and environment policy at the conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute, said it is not an overnight effort.…
Colorado federal agencies brace for historic Trump budget cuts

Mar 16, 2017

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John Tomasic

President Trump’s “America First” budget blueprint, which proposes to boost military spending while historically slashing scientific research paid for through agency budgets, is meant in part to send a signal of “hard power” dedication to military might, according to administration officials, but it may cost many research and field jobs around the country and at…
WOTUS order could take years to resolve

Mar 14, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

A controversial federal rule designed to provide clarity for protection of America’s water resources, and now under a presidential order for change or elimination, could cause further confusion and take the rest of President Donald Trump’s term in office to be resolved, according to two Colorado State University researchers and news reports. The order was…
How a small town commissioner ends up on TV with the president

Mar 13, 2017

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Jared Wright

An astute observer with knowledge of Western Colorado politics might have noticed a March 1 video clip appearing on CNN of President Donald Trump speaking from the White House, while U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-CO3, and Republican Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese stand right next to him, looking on. The video clip has been used as “B-roll,” to…
Bennet between proverbial rock and hard place

Mar 7, 2017

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Mike McKibbin

While his vote may be in the minority regarding Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s position and intent toward the process and Gorsuch himself have fueled political speculation and concerns over consequences. Gorsuch, a Colorado native and Denver-based federal appeals court judge, was nominated by President Donald Trump…
Denver EPA office, like other regional agency offices, braces for consolidation

Mar 7, 2017

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John Tomasic

Steep Environmental Protection Agency budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration may well include paring back the number of agency regional offices from ten to eight, according to report published Monday by Inside EPA, a public policy newsletter publication. Denver is home to the EPA’s Region 8 headquarters, which administers policy for more than 10…
Jones slams confirmation of Pruitt, says Colorado must go own way on environment

Feb 18, 2017

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Ernest Luning

Calling former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt “the wrong choice for EPA administrator,” a Democratic state senator said Friday that Colorado will have to chart its own environmental course and reject the direction it looks like Washington is taking. “Scott Pruitt’s history of climate change denial, opposing environmental protection and his uncomfortably close ties with the…
Gold King Mine gets a shout-out in EPA nomination debate

Feb 17, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

Colorado’s two senators voted with their parties on the confirmation of Scott Pruitt as the next Environmental Protection Agency administrator Friday. The Oklahoma attorney general who has gone to war with the EPA over climate change issues was confirmed, 52-46. Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat from Denver, argued Pruitt is averse to what Coloradans believe…
THE HOT SHEET – ‘Lying Trump’ DP editorial explodes, 210+ bills and counting, Walker Stapleton does happy dance, 20% border tax and Colorado and… MORE!

Jan 27, 2017

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Colorado Politics

VOL. 02 NO. 014 | JANUARY 27, 2017 | COLORADOSTATESMAN.COM/THE-HOT-SHEET | © 2017 DENVER – Lots of editorial activity out there on the Colorado politics interwebs lately. The Denver Post goes after Donald Trump (“… time for him to start acting presidential” – ouch!), and ICYMI, the Post also saying State Treasurer Walker Stapleton was right about PERA. And…