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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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Denver cracks the top 10 for cities generating solar power, new report says
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Denver ranks ninth among cities in the country for generating solar power, according to an annual report from the Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center. Each year, the organization ranks nearly 70 major cities by megawatts of solar energy The top 10 were: The cities are ranked by those that have the most solar photovoltaic (PV)…
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THE PODIUM | Electric cars are leaving gas guzzlers in the dust
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Colorado is at a crossroads when it comes to the future of our transportation systems, as electric vehicles are increasing in popularity and hitting our streets in record numbers. The question is: Will our cities and towns be ready for this impending shift? Time is running out for our elected officials, municipal planners, transportation agencies,…
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Colorado mayors sign letter touting benefits of solar energy
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DENVER – Eight current or former mayors from Colorado signed a letter in support of more solar energy that was endorsed by a bipartisan group of 180 mayors from across the country. “Cities across Colorado should take steps to switch to solar energy,” said Garret Garner-Wells with Environment Colorado, which released the letter Wednesday. “By…
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Environment Colorado offers cities avenues to go solar
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Solar can be as simple as sunshine, or at least the Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center is trying to make it seem so for Colorado towns and cities. The organization put out an interesting fact sheet and tour guide last week, “Ten Ways Your City Can Go Solar.” It’s part of the center’s Go…
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Environment Colorado survey makes case for Right to Repair cell phones law
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As Apple users continue to fume about throttled batteries, Environment Colorado is making a case for a Right to Repair law for phones in the state. “We should be free to fix our stuff. People are resourceful, they can find ways to fix things and keep them from going to waste, ending up as pollution…
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Environment Colorado helping colleges move toward green energy
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Environment Colorado has a new 10-point plan to urge the state’s colleges and university to step on the gas toward getting 100 percent of their energy from renewable sources. Garrett Garner-Wells, director of Environment Colorado, said higher-learning institutions are poised to lead with more than 20 million students and a collective $15 billion in energy…
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Ruling on Trump’s ‘one in, two out’ on regulations has stakes in Colorado
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Colorado lawmakers and environmentalists are anxiously awaiting a federal judge’s ruling on President Trump’s “one in, two out” policy on regulations. Public interest groups and a labor union sued the government to block enforcement of the policy, saying it overstepped Trump’s constitutional authority. Judge Randolph Moss’s comments during a hearing last week in U.S. District…
