Author: Scott Weiser
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Miniature touch therapy horses work as ambassadors at the National Western Stock Show
HunnyB, the miniature touch-therapy horse and ambassador for the National Western Stock Show, stood patiently outside the Stock Show merch store, waiting to bring joy and peace to anyone and everyone. Her owner, Audra McNicholas, sat close by to tell visitors about touch therapy and her horses. Her daughters Avalynn, 8, and Arlilia, 10, and…
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CSP reminds drivers that cold and flu meds may cause drowsy driving – or get you arrested
It’s cold and flu season, so it’s time to remember that driving while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs means any kind of drugs, from prescriptions to over-the-counter medications — including any that may cause drowsy driving in addition to other unsafe behaviors, according to the Colorado State Patrol. State law dictates drivers can…
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Front Range Passenger Rail project accepted into federal rail network development program
The plan to build a passenger rail system from Pueblo to Fort Collins that might cost $6 billion to $12 billion was touted at an event announcing the acceptance of the Front Range Passenger Rail District into President Joe Biden’s nationwide rail network plan. The acceptance of the project into the Federal Railroad Administration’s Corridor…
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CSP reminds drivers that cold and flu meds may cause drowsy driving — or get you arrested
It’s cold and flu season so it’s time to remember that driving while intoxicated or impaired by alcohol or drugs means any kind of drugs, from prescriptions to over-the-counter medications – including any that may cause drowsy driving in addition to other unsafe behaviors, according to the Colorado State Patrol. State law dictates drivers can…
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Colorado’s oil and gas industry decries new EPA methane rule, which state officials welcome
While local officials welcomed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 1,690-page final rule that, for the first time, will regulate methane emissions from the oil and gas industry nationwide, the latter’s representatives in Colorado called it punitive and unnecessary. Some also complained that the rule will grant investigatory authority to non-governmental organizations, such as environmental groups,…
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Sales of new EV cars and trucks in Colorado must reach 82% by 2032
In the name of meeting Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap goals, auto buyers will have fewer options for buying nonelectric vehicles in less than 10 years, according to a new regulation enacted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. The commission passed an amendment to air-quality regulations that requires auto dealers in Colorado…
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Scrubbing the atmosphere of CO2 is a massive, expensive undertaking
The drive to cut carbon emissions to stay within the Paris Accords global temperature limits has spawned an industry dedicated to removing CO2 from the atmosphere. And Colorado might be poised to attract companies seeking to develop and market what’s called direct air capture technology. But the technology, which is new, faces numerous challenges to…
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New CDOT command center at Eisenhower tunnels sees all
For 50 years the Eisenhower-Johnson tunnels on Interstate 70 have been both the most critical east-west highway link in Colorado and something of a poor cousin of the Colorado Department of Transportation. The tunnels are showing their age, said John Lorme, director of maintenance and operations for CDOT, and staffing has often fallen below 40%.…
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Denver’s 143-year-old city steam system faces challenges, notably from electrification
The explosion at the Gumry Hotel at 1725 Lawrence St. in Denver went off just after midnight. The magnitude of the blast was so great that all five floors of the brick-and-stone hotel collapsed into the basement, killing 22 people, including owner Peter Gumry. The blast broke windows for blocks. It was heard well outside…
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Colorado getting $153M of 2023 federal energy revenues
Colorado is getting $153 million of more than $18 billion in revenues generated by energy production on federal and tribal lands in fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30. Colorado ranked fourth in the amount of revenues doled out to the states, trailing New Mexico, Wyoming and Louisiana. The Department of the Interior’s Office…