Residents of Commerce City urged their city council not to approve a massive fracking proposal, the latest project that sees drillers moving closer and closer to dense urban areas in and around Denver.
Will state legislators finally shift the balance of power away from the oil and gas industry and toward residents that the law has long left powerless?
On Thursday Polis signed his first executive order as governor, directing state agencies to take steps to help accelerate Colorado’s transition to electric vehicles.
When it comes to climate change, there are scientific realities, and there are political realities.
The state’s highest court issued a final ruling in the so-called Martinez case, reversing a decision by the state’s Court of Appeals and delivering a major victory for the oil and gas industry.
Polis got a polite but firm reminder from environmental activists about the issues that could very well define his time in office: fracking and climate change.
“Don’t get too comfortable in your blue sneakers. Blue sneakers can step in shit just like boots can.”
With Democrats fully in charge at the Colorado Capitol, the time might be right.
The federal government on Thursday leased thousands of acres of Colorado’s public lands for oil and gas development — but far fewer than it originally wanted to.
Brownstein has served as fiduciary counsel to PERA’s board of trustees since 2011.
