A bill being readied for introduction in March would create a state standard for review of renewable energy projects by Colorado jurisdictions. Is this really needed?
Colorado Legislature
Bill limiting nonfunctional turf planting clears Colorado Senate
Minor pushback to proposed limits on new water-thirsty grasses in areas that get little or no foot traffic
Rethinking electricity (and energy) at the very local level
It’s time to build the damn train! A peek at rail and other energy- and climate-related legislation at the Colorado Capitol
What will Colorado River task force recommend?
Colorado legislators tasked the committee with looking for solutions on the taxed and declining Colorado River. The report is due in December.
Facing hard deadlines in water and in climate, too
Climate scientists issue their latest, stern warning while farmers in Colorado grapple with whether they can sustainably pump Ogallala Aquifer water
Carbon roadmap bill advances in Colorado
But environmental activists worry this is the wrong path for trying to remove carbon from atmosphere
What exactly did these ‘statement’ bills try to say?
Two energy bills got nowhere, one proposing to boost nuclear energy and the second purporting to preserve energy freedom of choice. Call them “statements.”
Reimagining the risk of wildfire in Colorado
Colorado will be seriously rethinking the risk of wildfire in locations where upwards of 80% of the state’s residents live as temperatures rise.
A 15,000-foot view of Colorado’s legislative climate & energy landscape
Transportation and building emissions will top the energy and climate agenda as Colorado legislators seek to advance work on ambitious decarbonization goals.
Can Colorado accelerate sales of electric vehicles to hit 2030 goal?
Colorado has a goal of 900,000 sales of electric vehicles annually by 2030. That’s 42% of all sales. To put that statistic into perspective, EVs last year were 3.65% of all sales, a tripling in just two years. How will it get there?
