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Feds Agree To Deadline For Wolf Recovery Plan
The plan could introduce the Mexican gray wolf to southern Colorado.
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By Grace Hood
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$27B State Budget Clears Final Committee; Compromise On Clean Power Plan
The full legislature will give the budget a final vote soon — a formality before it heads to the governor’s desk.
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Colorado Has More Wind Energy Jobs Than Most, Report Finds
The wind energy industry saw tremendous growth in 2015, and 2016 is expected to be another banner year.
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By Grace Hood
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More Oil And Gas Operator Pessimism; US Rig Count Down Again
Business activity dropped again during the first quarter of this year as companies laid off employees and downsized.
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By Grace Hood
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CSU Study Asks: What Will More Wildfires Do To Air Quality?
The warming climate is expected to translate into more smoke from wildfires. It’s could also mean more dust in the air on windy days.
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By Grace Hood
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Carbondale Rejects Climate Action Tax
The money would have helped an estimated 400 homes and 50 businesses become more energy efficient by 2022.
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By Grace Hood
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Governor Signals He May Back Down On Clean Power Plan
Gov. John Hickenlooper is looking for ways to defuse a Republican effort to strip funding from the state agency developing the plan.
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By Grace Hood
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Bill Overturning Rainbarrel Ban Heads To Governor
The Republican controlled Senate voted overwhelmingly in favor of lifting the ban, after the House approved the bill in March.
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By Grace Hood
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Governor Opposes Anti-Drilling Measures
“I don’t think there’s a real risk,” he said of a measure driven by fracking worries. “It makes us appear like we’re anti-business.”
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By Grace Hood
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Bill To Add Deadlines To State Climate Change Plan Fails On Party-Line Vote
The bill was supported by environmental groups who believe the action plan needs more teeth.
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By Grace Hood
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In An Oil Bust, This Auction House Sees Boon
Thousands of people traveled from across the country on March 17 to test out everything from cranes to excavators—some of it coming straight from the oil fields.
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By Grace Hood
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Feds To Hold Public Meeting On Coal In Grand Junction
The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced next steps in its sweeping review of the federal coal leasing program.
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By Grace Hood
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Colorado Republicans, Upset Over Clean Power Plan, Target Air Pollution Monitors
Unless lawmakers reach a deal, the division and its 95 workers would lose funding on July 1.
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By Grace Hood
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Climate Change Means Less Water In The West, Govt. Scientists Say
Projections by the U.S. government say stream flow could decrease across the Colorado and Rio Grande river basins by as much as 27 percent over the next century.
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By Grace Hood
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Water In Colorado Streams Could Be Thousands Of Years Old, Says Study
The findings will be key for future researchers who study how long it takes contaminants—like nitrate—to work through a river system, said Reed Maxwell, a professor of hydrology at the Colorado School of Mines.
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By Grace Hood
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Oil And Gas Firm Encana Announces Layoffs
A spokesman for Encana Corp. declined to give a specific number of jobs lost across Colorado.
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