methane rules
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Ray Scott fires back at Hickenlooper on climate order: ‘The era of EPA overreach has ended’
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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…
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Hickenlooper declares Trump’s climate change executive order ‘will not deter Colorado’s efforts’
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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…
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Rescinding BLM gas waste reduction rule before Senate
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One of Colorado’s U.S. Senators is strongly opposed to a measure that would roll back an Obama administration rule to prevent the flaring and wasting of methane and natural gas developed on public and tribal lands, while the second is undecided. The rule was among several environmental regulations issued in the last days of the…
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Colorado U.S. Sen. Gardner’s phone lines not going to get any less clogged
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Frustrated Coloradans have been complaining since Inauguration Day that Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner won’t answer their calls or return email messages. They have phoned to ask about President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations and executive orders. They’re worried about environmental and civil rights proposals and education policy. They want to know where Gardner stands and…
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Colorado College poll: Mountain West voters oppose public lands transfer
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Voters in the Mountain West like their public lands, and they don’t want them sold off or transferred to states, according to a comprehensive poll released Tuesday. By more than three-to-one, voters across seven states said they prefer that the Trump administration protects water, air quality, wildlife and access for recreation on public lands rather…
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Black: EPA’s methane rule vital to protect climate, Colorado outdoors
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As a life-long snowboarder, I’ve seen that the mountains provide a lot more than just a place to recreate. Those of us in the sport realize how lucky we are to be able to take advantage of the incredible outdoors and the incomputable value it adds to our lives. Unfortunately, climate change is threatening the…
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Barton-Gawryn: EPA methane rule good for environment, economy
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Too often big issues divide us. As a pediatric nurse, I know that topics like methane regulation can polarize people, tricking us into believing that we must choose between environment, health or economic security. But controlling methane pollution from the oil and gas industry is a win for children’s health, economic stability and clean environments.…
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Hickenlooper: ‘Colorado’s stuck with me for another couple of years’
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The challenge of balancing energy extraction with other uses on Colorado’s federal lands is one factor that will likely keep Gov. John Hickenlooper in Colorado instead of taking a cabinet job if Hillary Clinton wins the White House, the Democrat told The Colorado Statesman on Tuesday. In an interview at a bill-signing ceremony for the…
