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Major cooperative agrees to aggressive clean power goals, consider retiring Craig coal unit 4 years early
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Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which supplies power to 43 power distribution cooperatives in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Nebraska, agreed Wednesday to accelerate its transition to renewable energy and consider potentially shutting down a coal plant unit in the city of Craig four years earlier than originally planned. The proposed settlement before the Colorado…
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Trump administration moves to rescind Waters of the US rule, cheered by farmers, booed by environmentalists
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The Trump administration this week began the process of rescinding the controversial Waters of the USA (WOTUS) rule, part of the federal Clean Water Act, to the delight of the agricultural community – and to the dismay of environmentalists and other clear water advocates. The 1972 Clean Water Act set up a structure regulating pollution discharge…
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Denver launching effort to reduce wasted food across city
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Pointing to data that, on average, more than four pounds of food per person is squandered every week in Denver, the city is launching an offensive against food waste in its neighborhoods. In late 2016 the city announced its Food Vision plan – a big picture, long-term campaign to address food insecurity across Denver. The plan…
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Colo. to adopt low-emissions vehicle standards under Hickenlooper order
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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper signed an executive order Tuesday committing the state to the adoption of low emission vehicle (LEV) standards in an effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 26 percent by 2025. Colorado joins 12 other states and the District of Columbia, led by California, to take up emissions standards tougher than federal requirements…
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Regulators wisely nudge Colorado toward greater energy efficiency
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Thanks to a decision on April 11 from state electricity regulators, Xcel Energy now has stronger energy efficiency goals that will save Coloradans roughly $165 million between 2019 and 2023 while also lowering pollution from coal and gas plants. The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) directed Xcel, Colorado’s largest electric utility, to raise their energy efficiency…
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Colorado Senate committee unplugs bill to allow Xcel to build EV charging stations
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DENVER – The state Senate Transportation Committee Tuesday killed legislation what would have opened the way for Xcel Energy to build electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations to bolster the development of the alternative transport. It failed on a 3-2 vote along party lines. Senate Bill 216 aimed to remove a prohibition on investor-owned utilities from building…
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DeGette links EPA chief’s expensive travel to cutting regulations
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DENVER – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette was home in Denver Monday, telling members of the Sierra Club that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to clean up its act and clean up the environment. The Sierra Club, the Environmental Defense Fund, the Natural Resources Defense Council and other environment groups announced Monday they will sue…
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Tipton supports bill to give states control over oil drilling on federal land
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WASHINGTON – A congressional committee that includes two Colorado congressmen approved a bill Wednesday that would give states greater control over rights to extract oil and gas from federal land. Colorado U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton is a supporter of the bill, called the Secure American Energy Act. A controversy over the legislation is whether states…
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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…
