Author: Scott Weiser
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CDOT expands lane-weaving detection for express lanes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Cross the line, pay the fine” is the warning from the Colorado Department of Transportation. The technology to detect when drivers weave in and out of express lanes is coming to the central Interstate 70, I-25 South Gap and U.S. 36 corridors beginning Dec. 1,…
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Trump’s pick for energy secretary, Colorado’s Chris Wright, says the real crisis is ‘energy poverty’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, Colorado’s Chris Wright, views the world divided between the haves and have-nots — with a specific eye toward access to energy, arguing that, instead of a “climate” agenda, America should focus on ensuring a wide array of…
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Interior withdraws Thompson Divide from mineral extraction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 222,000 acres of National Forest and Bureau of Land Management property known as the Thompson Divide, south of Glenwood Springs and extending south beyond Crested Butte, was withdrawn from mining and oil and gas exploration by the Biden administration Wednesday. Citing a “broad interest…
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Colorado lawmakers reject bill to ban oil and gas drilling by 2030
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A panel of Colorado lawmakers on Thursday night rejected legislation that sought to ban all new oil and gas drilling in Colorado by 2030. Senate Bill 24-159 would have mandated the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission to adopt rules on ceasing the issuance of new…
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Iconic California Zephyr celebrates 75th anniversary
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On March 20, 1949, the first run of a new streamlined passenger train made for passenger comfort and enjoyment left Oakland, Calif. headed for Chicago. The three-day, two-night, 2,438-mile cross-country trip aboard the California Zephyr has become one of America’s most iconic and popular scenic…
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CPW establishes permanent aquatic pest inspection stations for boats at Colorado borders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tiny mollusks from eastern Europe are a threat to Colorado water infrastructure and ecologies that the Colorado Division of Wildlife has been battling against since 2007. Legislation in 2021 authorized a study of the threat to Colorado waters. CPW and the Colorado State Patrol are…
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Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Battle lines have been drawn in a fight between oil-producing red states and environmentally-driven blue states over a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. Critics say it is an unauthorized expansion of the EPA’s regulatory authority. But proponents said it’s important to control pollution…
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Study: Colorado ban on oil and gas drilling will take a toll on education, destroy jobs, cut GDP
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill introduced in the state senate to end oil and gas drilling poses a catastrophic threat to Colorado’s economy, according to researchers from the Common Sense Institute. Senate Bill 24-159 would require the state to cease issuing new oil and gas drilling permits by…
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Oil & gas industry supporters rally against proposal to end new drilling
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Representatives of Colorado’s oil and gas industry, along with hundreds of supporters, gathered on the west steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday for a rally opposing a proposal to ban all new oil and gas drilling by 2030. Senate Bill 24-159 is scheduled to be heard…
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CPW establishes permanent aquatic pest inspection stations for boats at Colorado borders
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tiny mollusks from eastern Europe are a threat to Colorado water infrastructure and ecologies that the Colorado Division of Wildlife has been battling against since 2007. Legislation in 2021 authorized a study of the threat to Colorado waters. CPW and the Colorado State Patrol are…