Trump signs executive order targeting state climate laws, but Colorado vows to continue pursuing its climate goals
Governor Polis called a pair of climate executive orders President Trump signed on Tuesday a “backward-looking approach.”
Trump administration axes EPA center that helps rural and tribal communities
The EPA canceled the grant that helped with sidewalks, stormwater systems and water quality because of its focus on environmental justice and diversity, records show.
A federal judge has temporarily stopped Denver Water from construction on the Gross Reservoir
The ruling also orders the Army Corps of Engineers to rethink the project and permanently bars Denver Water from enlarging the reservoir by clearing trees or diverting water.
In Colorado, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says climate change alarmism has hurt energy development
The energy secretary, a longtime oil and gas executive, said climate change was a real physical phenomenon but not a crisis. His comments come as the Trump administration considers further cuts to the agency.
‘A real loss’: Boulder hosts Arctic research meeting, but US federal presence was muted by Trump directive
The meeting, among the largest annual Arctic gatherings, came as Trump administration policies barred some federal scientists from attending.
Colorado study suggests that proximity to oil and natural gas wells increases risk of childhood leukemia
The study builds on a small body of previous research, but Colorado’s oil and gas industry strongly disputes the findings.
Your Xcel Energy bill may soon go up as natural gas costs climb
The utility estimated residential customers would see an average monthly increase of $2.64 in their gas bills, while small commercial customers would see a $14.07 spike.
Hundreds protest federal layoffs at Boulder NOAA facility
The gathering, sparked by mass layoffs at the agency, was also used to protest other Trump administration moves.
Federal cuts include employees in Colorado NOAA-affiliated offices, including at a critical space weather center in Boulder
People could be heard crying in NOAA’s David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder.
Trump dismantled a first-of-its-kind nature report. Colorado scientists are still hopeful it will be released
The National Nature Assessment was meant to document how the country’s lands, waters and wildlife benefit Americans, and how climate change might change that picture.
Xcel is changing when it charges more for peak-time energy use
State utility regulators have approved a 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. time window when electricity costs will increase for Xcel’s residential customers. They are likely to go into effect in October.
A smoldering coal seam fire in Boulder is finally out, thanks to federal infrastructure dollars
The Marshall Mesa Trailhead will now be just a figurative, not literal, hotspot for mountain biking, horseback riding and hiking.
Two Colorado EPA projects meet two different fates under President Trump’s funding freeze
Two federal grant recipients, in Pueblo and Longmont, highlight how a federal funding freeze is still rippling throughout the state, despite being lifted by courts.
Colorado Supreme Court considers whether Boulder’s climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor can proceed
Boulder’s lawsuit, like dozens around the country, seeks damages from fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate change-fueled disasters.
Xcel Energy’s insurance costs are skyrocketing. Customers may soon have to pay for it
State regulators are letting Xcel Energy defer how it accounts for a sharp increase in its liability insurance costs, which have spiked in the years after the Marshall Fire.
Trump orders fuel new uncertainty around Colorado climate and infrastructure projects. Here’s what we know
Hundreds of millions of federal dollars are now at risk as the administration orders pauses to projects across the state.
