Fossil Fuels

The Trump administration declared a national energy emergency in January, hoping to spur domestic energy and mineral production. Some advocates say the administration is using the declaration as a pretense to bolster the fossil fuel industry.

The Bureau of Land Management wants to expand environmental protections around the canyon. The plan would restrict new fossil fuels extraction on hundreds of thousands of acres. But some community members are concerned about the proposal.

More than 160 workers are using eBikes paid for by the state. The Can Do Colorado eBike pilot program appears to be a hit with participants and a positive step in the transition away from fossil fuels.

As mines close, they leave behind a troubling legacy: leaking methane. North Fork Valley entrepreneur Chris Caskey is using his business to address methane emissions while tackling other environmental problems.

The administration is putting the brakes on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move is being met with cheers from conservation groups and legal…

A proposal for what could be the state’s largest fracking site is drawing community opposition in Boulder County, including a group of high schoolers who…

A Bureau of Land Management Field Office on the Western Slope decided to open 95 percent of lands under its watch to oil and gas leasing. But the State of…

The Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act would protect 400,000 acres of public lands across Colorado. It was introduced in Congress in 2019 but has yet…

Colorado regulators proposed early closures for three coal-fired power plants, to improve air quality and fight climate change, then did a 180 on the…

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, the electrical utility cooperative that provides power to many rural areas of Colorado, New Mexico,…