Tag: noise pollution
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Survey from Ford Amphitheater owner touts support for noise bill moving through legislature
A bill that would help Ford Amphitheater and other for-profit concert venues receive noise exemption permits for future concerts is being considered by a state House subcommittee after passing the Senate on a 30-4 vote this month. State lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 98 after a 2025 Colorado Supreme Court ruling in a noise pollution case…
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GUEST OPINION: What they’re not telling you about SB26-098 — it’s about noise
Coloradans are being told that Senate Bill 26-098 (State and Local Noise Abatement Authority) is about “local control.” That it simply allows cities to set their own standards. That it restores certainty. But here’s what they’re not telling you: SB26-098 is about pollution – and about weakening more than 50 years of statewide public health…
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8 residents sue Ford Amphitheater owners for noise act violations
Eight residents living in and around Colorado Springs are suing the owners of Ford Amphitheater for repeated issues with noise pollution from concerts. First & Fourteenth, a Colorado Springs-based law firm, filed the civil lawsuit on behalf of the plaintiffs in El Paso County District Court on Wednesday. The suit names Notes Live, the nonprofit…
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Colorado Supreme Court walks back decision allowing local governments to broadly permit violations of state noise limits
The Colorado Supreme Court concluded on Monday that the state’s noise pollution law does not allow local governments to categorically permit any entity to host events on private property that exceed the statewide decibel limits. The question had divided the state’s Court of Appeals, with one appellate panel deciding localities do have broad permitting power…
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Colorado Supreme Court to hear murder, noise pollution, fentanyl cases
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday it will decide whether a man can be tried a second time for murder after jurors rendered a verdict that made no sense if they had followed their instructions. At least three of the seven justices must agree to hear a case on appeal. The court also elected…