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  • Generation Latino thinks it’s a shame that clean air can’t rise above partisanship

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    Joey Bunch

    The American Lung Association’s State of Air Report this week said the Denver-Aurora area and Fort Collins still have some of the worst air in the country. Generation Latino thinks ozone should rise above politics. Though the numbers are improving, Denver still ranks 11th for the worst ozone pollution in the country, and Fort Collins is…

  • Losses from Colorado mine spill may be less than feared

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    Dan Elliott

    Economic damage from a Colorado mine waste spill caused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency might be far less than originally feared after attorneys drastically reduced some of the larger claims, The Associated Press has learned. Farmers, business owners, residents and others initially said they suffered $1.2 billion in lost income, property damage and personal…

  • Ray Scott fires back at Hickenlooper on climate order: ‘The era of EPA overreach has ended’

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    Ernest Luning

    Assistant Senate Majority Leader Ray Scott, a Grand Junction Republican, swung hard at Gov. John Hickenlooper this week, criticizing the Democrat’s embrace of a “clean energy future” for Colorado in the face of President Donald Trump’s move to halt federal efforts to combat climate change. “Many Coloradans are dismayed and perplexed by the governor’s Tuesday…

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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…

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