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Salazar couldn’t fend off Tipton — even with ‘no’ votes on...

U.S. Rep. John Salazar, a Blue Dog Democrat in Colorado's sprawling and largely rural 3rd Congressional District who conceded to Republican Scott Tipton earlier...

Congress narrowly passes CLEAR Act as Salazar joins GOP opposition

The U.S. House Friday evening narrowly passed the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act by 209-193 margin, with Colorado’s delegation split 3-3...

Colorado conservation groups push Congress for tougher drilling regs

As Congress wrangles over what’s left of meaningful energy policy reform before the August recess, Colorado’s conservation community is watching closely to make sure onshore oil and gas drilling gets as much attention as the offshore drilling that led to BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Major Michigan oil spill hits as Congress debates drilling reforms

Another day, another onshore oil spill somewhere in America. Officials in Michigan, according to our sister site, the Michigan Messenger, are streaming into the small...

Job rhetoric on rise as debate heats up over federal regulation...

From Boulder to Grand Junction, the debate over natural gas versus coal, looming federal regulation of both power sources and what it all means...