greenhouse gas
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Colorado Supreme Court green-lights lawsuit over climate change impacts to Boulder County
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The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. By 5-2, the Supreme Court concluded federal law did not preclude the local governments from raising state-level claims of nuisance,…
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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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Denver calls on residents to compost fallen leaves
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Instead of throwing away those dried leaves this fall, how about giving them a new life as fertilizer? That suggestion comes from the City of Denver as it rolls out the free annual LeafDrop program Oct. 10. Denverites can also bring pumpkins from the Halloween season as October turns into November. The only requirement is…
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CARY KENNEDY: Fewer trips, lower emissions, more transportation options
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We are all spending too much time sitting in traffic. When my husband and I were raising our kids, we both worked full time. It was maddening when we could not have dinner together, or one of us missed bedtime, because we were stuck in traffic. And the congestion is even worse today. Colorado can…
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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…
