Sam Brasch
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Colorado lawmakers won't move forward with a bill requiring investor-owned utilities to eliminate their climate impact by 2040. Meanwhile, Diné citizens march to protect Navajo water.
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Gov. Jared Polis proposes a bill to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy shift to 2040. However, utilities and business groups argue it may lead to higher energy costs.
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Evolving technology is making it possible to turn sewage wastewater into energy that can heat and cool large buildings. The largest such project in the U.S. is under construction in Denver.
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Residents of Colorado and neighboring states are digging out after one of the heaviest snowstorms on record. But it won't make more than a dent in alleviating the region's severe drought.
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The country's overgrown forests need to be aggressively thinned to reduce wildfire risk. That creates massive piles of worthless brush and branches, but some businesses see a new market for them.