Author: Scott Weiser scott.weiser@gazettedev.gazette.com
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State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger
State officials warned of elevated wildfire risk this summer, particularly in June and July across the Front Range and western Colorado, as severe drought grips much of the state. But investments in firefighting resources should help firefighters better focus on “initial aggressive attack and detection” strategies, they said. Gov. Jared Polis and top firefighting leaders…
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State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger
State officials warned of elevated wildfire risk this summer, particularly in June and July across the Front Range and western Colorado, as severe drought grips much of the state. But investments in firefighting resources should help firefighters better focus on “initial aggressive attack and detection” strategies, they said. Gov. Jared Polis and top firefighting leaders…
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State touts enhanced firefighting assets as drought drives higher fire danger
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State officials warned Thursday of elevated wildfire risk this summer, particularly in June and July across the Front Range and western Colorado, as severe drought grips much of the state. But investments in firefighting resources should help firefighters better focus on “initial aggressive attack and detection” strategies, they said. Gov. Jared Polis and top firefighting…
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Gov. Polis touts rail deal with no new taxes, but Initiative 175 could reroute money
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday touted a new agreement between the BNSF Railway and the Front Range Passenger Rail that would deliver three daily round-trip passenger trains between Denver and Fort Collins with no new taxes and at about half the cost of earlier estimates. But a measure possibly headed for the November ballot could…
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As bears emerge hungry, bill sets stiffer fines for negligent feeding
Black bears are emerging from winter dens across Colorado, and wildlife officials are encouraging residents to lock up garbage, remove bird feeders and eliminate other food sources before the animals learn that people mean easy meals. At the same time, the Colorado legislators on Tuesday passed a bill dubbed “Negligently Luring Bears” that would make…
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As bears emerge hungry, bill sets stiffer fines for negligent feeding
Black bears are emerging from winter dens across Colorado, and wildlife officials are encouraging residents to lock up garbage, remove bird feeders and eliminate other food sources before the animals learn that people mean easy meals. At the same time, the Colorado legislators on Tuesday passed a bill dubbed “Negligently Luring Bears” that would make…
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Road-funding amendment divides Colorado over $539M general fund shift
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A battle is brewing over funding for Colorado’s roads after a citizen initiative has been cleared to gather signatures to put it on the ballot for voters to decide. Supporters of the proposed constitutional amendment that would change existing law on transportation funding and increase state revenue allotted for road transportation said it would end…
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Colorado regulators could force Xcel customers to pay for troubled plant for decades
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Colorado regulators would gain expanded power to order Xcel Energy to finance major costs for its chronically troubled Comanche 3 coal plant through bonds backed by a decades-long charge on every customer’s monthly electric bill. House Bill 26-1326, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission “sunset bill” that cleared its first committee on April 23, would let…
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As bears emerge hungry, bill sets stiffer fines for negligent feeding
Black bears are emerging from winter dens across Colorado, and wildlife officials are encouraging residents to lock up garbage, remove bird feeders and eliminate other food sources before the animals learn that people mean easy meals. At the same time, the Colorado legislators on Tuesday passed a bill dubbed “Negligently Luring Bears” that would make…
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Polis administration awards $12.4 million for geothermal projects in Colorado
The Polis administration is awarding another $12.4 million in state energy tax credits and cash to advance geothermal energy development in Colorado, supporting seven new projects for building heating and cooling systems as well as electricity generation. The funding, announced by the Colorado Energy Office in a news release, brings the state’s total investment through…