Environmental politics

San Juan Citizen’s Alliance executive director to step down after 30 years

Pearson reflects on three decades of public lands advocacy

March 8, 2026 • Scout Edmondson — Herald Staff Writer

Report claiming environmental policies steal billions from Colorado’s economy based on bad math, advocates say

by the conservative Common Sense Institute pegs everything from lost coal jobs to higher utility bills on state regulations

May 2, 2025 • Michael Booth — The Colorado Sun

ColoradoSun.com

The cost of gas is about to spike in Colorado. How high will it go?

EPA is forcing Colorado to switch to reformulated gas as ground-level ozone hits ‘severe’

May 21, 2024 • Michael Booth — The Colorado Sun

Environmental politics

After much deliberation, La Plata County Planning makes recommendations on gas and oil regulations

Commissioners vote to recommend draft code with modifications

March 24, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Climate

Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region

administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump

February 3, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Courts

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

January 26, 2023 • Reuben M. Schafir — Herald Staff Writer

Energy (general)

New Mexico lawmakers aim to attract hydrogen investments

Legislators search for new sources of employment as state reels from the recent retirement of coal-fired power plants

January 12, 2023 • AP

Colorado Legislature

With historic control, Democratic state lawmakers have gun reform and climate change top of mind this session

Colorado move further to the left on social and environmental issues

January 9, 2023 • Bente Birkeland and Megan Verlee — Colorado Public Radio

Alternative energy

In Durango visit, Hickenlooper calls for rent and eviction protections at national level

Senator tours mobile home parks, 9-R school district bus barn

August 19, 2022 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

ColoradoSun.com

With CORE Act stalled, supporters want Biden to use executive action

lands bill has been unable to advance past the Senate for years because of Republican opposition

August 17, 2022 • Jesse Paul — The Colorado Sun

Colorado River

Bureau of Reclamation to receive $4 billion to combat drought in Colorado River Basin

Funding will incentivize water-reduction efforts

August 10, 2022 • Nina Heller — Herald Staff Writer

Environment

Colorado Democrats, environmental groups cheer Senate passage of ‘historic’ climate bill

$369 billion package is a scaled-down version of a $2.2 trillion proposal

August 9, 2022 • Chase Woodruff — Colorado Newsline

Environment

Passage of federal abandoned mine legislation likely faces uphill battle

Experts raise doubts over bill’s viability, but say it’s a step in the right direction

March 5, 2022 • Skye Witley — Herald Staff Writer

Colorado

La Plata County updating oil and gas rules

A rewrite will align with the state after the Colorado Legislature reshaped industry regulation

February 23, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Bonita Peak Mining District

New legislation would address abandoned mine pollution in Southwest Colorado

Conservation groups, nonprofits and local governments could finally join remediation efforts

February 4, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer