Environment

In the middle of the rescue, darkness set in.

The underground fire could spark risky surface blazes.

At the Colorado climate protests, youth activists repeatedly called on Governor Jared Polis and other elected officials to stop permitting fossil fuel projects.

“We’ve got a long way to go in Colorado, but that means there’s room for us to do some good work.”

We knew a lot before this week, and now we know more.

“The study found that there is a possibility of negative health impacts at distances from 300 feet out to 2,000 feet.”

“Right now we’re just in limbo. We’re paying to maintain that limbo status.”

“Nope,” Pendley said. “Not going to clarify. Those are my personal opinions.”

“We lose our urgency when we have years like 2019.”

“The American people deserve a leader at the BLM who will work on behalf of its mission.”

The casinos’ take on sporting bets will be taxed at 10 percent.

“Once you drive it once, that’s it. You just need to drive one of them and you’re hooked.”

The pilot program is scheduled to run through October.

“If anybody has been in the area, you can’t miss Fishers Peak. It will really be one of our most iconic and incredible state parks.”

Coloradan William Perry Pendley was on the hot seat.

“Every single day, I have to worry about ozone, and wonder how much my family is being impacted.”

What’s happening at the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Denver on Friday? It’s…complicated.

“Adams County is not Boulder County. We’re also not Weld County. Adams County is in the middle.”

Can you still drill for oil in Colorado? “It’s a silly question,” says Governor Jared Polis.

Denver won’t be voting on an energy tax this year, but it could end up on the 2020 ballot in one form or another.

The University of Wyoming Forensics lab performed the necropsy.

Denver is “not on the glide path that is necessary to achieve the scientifically stated goals,” city officials say.