Why local governments scuttled a push to boost rooftop solar in Colorado
A bill required local governments to use software to quickly permit rooftop solar systems, but cities and counties worried it couldn’t handle local regulations.
EPA employees rally in Denver against President Trump’s job and funding cuts
A crowd of nearly 100 people gathered outside the EPA Region 8 headquarters on Wednesday in downtown Denver.
Colorado’s hot spring operators are getting nervous about geothermal energy
The hot springs industry fears a new bill doesn’t do enough to protect them from a geothermal energy rush.
Federal agents kill a Colorado wolf suspected of preying on sheep in Wyoming
Colorado Parks and Wildlife captured the wolf in British Columbia and released it in Colorado last winter.
Colorado lawmakers approve bill to classify nuclear power as ‘clean’ energy
The legislation signals a shifting view of nuclear energy amid rapid climate change and growing energy demand.
Colorado delays stove and heat pump discounts due to Trump’s funding freeze
The Colorado Energy Office had planned to offer rebates for home energy efficiency projects in the first half of 2025. Those discounts are now on hold.
A Colorado biologist led federal efforts to save endangered black-footed ferrets. Trump fired her last month
Tina Jackson fears federal job cuts and funding freezes could imperil work to save the species from the brink of extinction.
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.
In Colorado’s booming EV market, Tesla is losing ground to the humble Nissan Leaf
A wave of cheaper models has helped drive sales of other electric vehicle models across the state. Now, Elon Musk’s foray into right-wing politics could be further damaging the brand.
Feb. 12, 2025: Where are we with wolves?
White settlers wiped out Colorado’s wolf population. In 2020, voters required them to be reintroduced. There are now 29 wolves here. Ranchers — worried about their livestock and livelihoods — must adapt. CPR Climate and Environment Reporter Sam Brasch hosts a discussion at Loveland’s Rialto Theater about the past, present, and future of wolf restoration.
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.
With half a billion dollars of federal funding for Colorado in limbo, top state officials demand answers
While the state’s attorney general has gone to court to get Colorado’s share of federal funds, three other leaders are trying to go to the source.
Trump puts up roadblocks to Colorado’s plan to build electric vehicle chargers along highways
The state was counting on a $5 billion federal program to help pay for more than 60 new fast chargers over the next two years.
Rep. Lauren Boebert wants wolves off the endangered species list. It won’t end Colorado’s wolf program
The Colorado congresswoman has reintroduced a plan to remove federal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states.
How a changing global climate policy could affect the U.S.
The U.S. will officially be out of the Paris climate agreement a year from now. That follows an executive order from the new presidential administration. What is the practical impact?
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.
