Tag: environment
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Downtown stakeholders unhappy with expected power plan recommendation for Colorado Springs Utilities
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs Utilities staff and customer advisory group have chosen a new energy plan, Portfolio D, that won’t close any coal-burning unit at the Martin Drake Power Plant until 2023. Portfolio options graphic They’ll…
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Killing No. 317: The story of a Boulder bear out of strikes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As soon as wildlife officers get the chance, they will kill her. It could happen today, or tomorrow, or next week — that depends mostly on when she’s exposed enough for a clear shot in…
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Killing No. 317: The story of a Boulder bear out of strikes
As soon as wildlife officers get the chance, they will kill her. It could happen today, or tomorrow, or next week — that depends mostly on when she’s exposed enough for a clear shot in daylight. They might use a gun, or maybe tranquilize and then lethally inject her, but this much is all but…
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EPA says it will build temporary treatment plant for mine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will set up a temporary treatment plant for wastewater flowing from the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after 3 million gallons surged out of the…
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EPA hears widely different views on methane emission threat
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Over-regulating methane emissions could discourage the use of environment-friendly natural gas, an energy industry representative told the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. However, a former Colorado air quality official countered that such controls…
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EPA says it will build temporary treatment plant for mine
DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it will set up a temporary treatment plant for wastewater flowing from the Gold King Mine in southwestern Colorado after 3 million gallons surged out of the mine in August, tainting rivers in three states. Colorado’s two U.S. senators urged the agency to build a longer-term plant…
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EPA hears widely different views on methane emission threat
DENVER — Over-regulating methane emissions could discourage the use of environment-friendly natural gas, an energy industry representative told the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday. However, a former Colorado air quality official countered that such controls would be a cost-effective way to fight climate change. The EPA heard radically different views as it opened public hearings…
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Old mine blamed for turning Colorado county creek orange
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ELDORA — Authorities in Boulder County say seepage from an old mine caused a creek to turn orange but say the minerals and metals were not toxic. An investigation started Monday afternoon after a resident…
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Old mine blamed for turning Colorado county creek orange
ELDORA — Authorities in Boulder County say seepage from an old mine caused a creek to turn orange but say the minerals and metals were not toxic. An investigation started Monday afternoon after a resident reported that a small creek that runs through Eldora had changed color. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office says the source…
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Colorado’s high court to decide if cities can ban fracking
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — The Colorado Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether cities can ban hydraulic fracturing, stepping into a high-stakes battle over whether local governments can impose tougher oil and gas rules than the state.…