The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission regulates the oil and gas industry. They have been discussing whether companies should put more money upfront as a financial assurance – commonly known as a bond – to guarantee there is enough […]
Headlines — February 03, 2022
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Morning Magazine Podcast – Wednesday, December 1, 2021
On today’s Morning Magazine, we hear about what happens when college enrollments rise and the housing stock doesn’t. Then, we get an update on where things stand with the ongoing legal battle over the Rocky Flats nuclear site. After that, […]
Headlines August 20, 2021
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Capitol Conversation: Effects of Trump EPA Freeze on Colorado Programs
It is unclear how the Trump administration’s freezing of grants and awards from the Environmental Protection Agency will impact programs in Colorado. We talked with Peter Marcus with ColoradoPolitics.com and Luke Perkins from the Durango Herald about how politicians are […]
Capitol Coverage: Mixed reactions to Trump EPA Freeze
There’s mixed reaction to the Trump administration’s freeze of Environmental Protection Agency awards and grants and what it means for Colorado. Bente Birkeland has more. In a statement, Governor John Hickenlooper says it’s not clear how broad the order is […]
How to Get a Price on Carbon
“We are in trouble. We are right now in a trajectory, in fact locked into a trajectory, to warm the atmosphere well above the 1.5 degrees centigrade that the Paris agreements call for.” -William Becker, Executive Director of the Presidential Climate […]
EPA Hearings in Denver on Clean Water Plan
The EPA held public hearings in Denver on Monday and Tuesday to gather input on federal implementation of the Clean Power Plan, which targets pollution from coal fired power plants. The plan was finalized this summer. The CPP allows states […]