Colorado

The Colorado Senate created landmark legislation last week that would overhaul how oil and gas is regulated in Colorado. The bill will strengthen oversight of oil and gas operations across the state, and prioritize protection of public health and the environment by empowering local governments...

You want to get something done? Ask a busy mother. Two of Colorado’s top women officeholders – Speaker of the House Kathleen Collins (KC) Becker and Senator Faith Winter—are tackling nothing less than the biggest problem humanity faces. They are making climate legislation a top...

A new report from the United Nations warns that we have only 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe. We already have a sense of what it could mean if we don’t: severe drought, catastrophic floods, devastating forest fires, extreme hurricanes and superstorms, and poverty...

This op-ed published originally in Colorado Politics was written by Christine Berg. Christine is the Colorado field organizer for Moms Clean Air Force:  A toxic class of synthetic chemicals known as PFAS has contaminated drinking water across the country including here in Colorado. Under immense pressure from...

This is an excerpt from a research brief by Climate Central: To many Americans, a mild winter may seem like a pleasant prospect. Higher temperatures can melt ice from roads, slash home heating costs, and make hats and scarves unneeded. And as the climate heats...