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Colorado’s plan to avoid a water shortage needs money. Is a tax on sports...
This story was originally published on Sept. 26, 2019.
In November, Colorado voters will decide whether to legalize and tax sports betting to help pay...
Gov. Jared Polis pitches budget that aims to tackle emissions with more state inspectors...
Gov. Jared Polis wants to increase the number of state oil and gas inspectors to ensure companies drilling in Colorado comply with the state’s...
What you should know about drilling on federal land in Colorado How much is...
On Sept. 26, oil and gas companies logged on to EnergyNet and placed bids on 49 parcels of federal land in Colorado they may...
Colorado wilderness bill clears U.S. House, faces Trump veto threat All four U.S. House...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Thursday to approve legislation to preserve vast swaths of wilderness and recreation areas in Colorado.
Lawmakers voted 227-182, largely...
Colorado lawmakers plan to intervene in talks about water cuts Republicans worry the process...
Colorado lawmakers want a greater say in how the state manages its Colorado River water supplies.
The legislative Water Resources Review Committee has endorsed a...
U.S. House to vote on Colorado public lands preservation
WASHINGTON —The full U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation next week that could shape the future of public lands in...
Colorado residents near oil and gas sites have long worried about health impacts. A...
Rep. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, a pharmacist and organic farmer from unincorporated Boulder County, said she can see oil and gas companies burning off excess...
Greta Thunberg rallies in Denver with young Colorado activists The Swedish climate activist joined...
Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of young and old Coloradans as they descended on Civic Center Park on Friday in a rally for...
Colorado residents ask district court to halt oil and gas drilling until new regulations...
A group of frustrated Broomfield residents is asking the state court to halt oil and gas drilling in Colorado until state regulators update their...
Colorado lawmakers can now request reports on their bill’s contribution to climate change Legislative...
Lawmakers will soon have a better sense as to whether laws they write contribute to climate change.
The Democratic-controlled statehouse passed a bill in the...