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Union Pacific wastewater spill near Moffat Tunnel puts spotlight on state rail safety legislation

Union Pacific wastewater spill near Moffat Tunnel puts spotlight on state rail safety legislation

The Moffat Tunnel East Portal in Winter Park (Colorado Newsline photo by Chase Woodruff). As Colorado lawmakers this month prepare to do something that Congress has been incapable of for…

February 21, 2024Comments Off on Union Pacific wastewater spill near Moffat Tunnel puts spotlight on state rail safety legislationRead More

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Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts grow

Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts grow

After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial…

April 6, 2024No CommentRead More

SCOTUS left 60% of Colorado wetlands, streams at risk; Colorado is stepping in with protections

SCOTUS left 60% of Colorado wetlands, streams at risk; Colorado is stepping in with protections

Wetlands near Homestake Creek in Colorado (John Fielder photo). Outrage over the Trump-packed U.S. Supreme…

March 23, 2024Comments Off on SCOTUS left 60% of Colorado wetlands, streams at risk; Colorado is stepping in with protectionsRead More

Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibility

Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibility

Valarie Walker of New York City holds a sign reading “Trump Led a Riot” in…

March 5, 2024Comments Off on Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibilityRead More

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SCOTUS appears dubious of lawsuit by Colorado GOP, indy voters seeking to bar Trump from ballot

SCOTUS appears dubious of lawsuit by Colorado GOP, indy voters seeking to bar Trump from ballot

Protesters displayed a banner reading “Remove Trump” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, as justices heard oral arguments in a case questioning whether…

February 9, 2024Comments Off on SCOTUS appears dubious of lawsuit by Colorado GOP, indy voters seeking to bar Trump from ballotRead More

States increasingly offering health care coverage for immigrants, noncitizens

States increasingly offering health care coverage for immigrants, noncitizens

Gabriel Henao fled Colombia to escape a guerrilla group who, he said, twice threatened to kill him. After some time in Mexico, he arrived in Colorado in July…

January 29, 2024Comments Off on States increasingly offering health care coverage for immigrants, noncitizensRead More

Construction-worker shortage hampers housing push all over the United States

Construction-worker shortage hampers housing push all over the United States

Construction workers in Vail, Colorado (David O. Williams photo). The United States needs an estimated 7 million more homes to house everyone who needs shelter. But to build…

January 24, 2024Comments Off on Construction-worker shortage hampers housing push all over the United StatesRead More

Opinion

What would J.C. do? ‘We can all be builders, of homes and of humanity’

What would J.C. do? ‘We can all be builders, of homes and of humanity’

VAIL, Colo. — J.C. is the anti-Trump. No, not that J.C. I’m talking about Jimmy Carter – the 39thpresident of the…

October 4, 2023Comments Off on What would J.C. do? ‘We can all be builders, of homes and of humanity’Read More

Learning from tragedy in Colorado backcountry

Learning from tragedy in Colorado backcountry

On Tuesday, Dec. 27, my wife and I and…

Colorado reservoir proposal fans flames of climate change, trans-mountain diversion debate

Colorado reservoir proposal fans flames of climate change, trans-mountain diversion debate

Where were you in ’52? That’s the year the…

Opinion: Revived rail line through Colorado ski country could bolster rivers, battle climate change

Opinion: Revived rail line through Colorado ski country could bolster rivers, battle climate change

In doing some research for my appearance on Forrest…

Analysis: Local jurisdictions have some limited leverage as rail companies do battle

Analysis: Local jurisdictions have some limited leverage as rail companies do battle

Where the hell is Sage, Colorado? And why would…

Local regs loom large in dam battle as Colorado cities seek more Western Slope water

Local regs loom large in dam battle as Colorado cities seek more Western Slope water

With Wednesday’s move by the Trump administration to weaken one of…

Health insurance debacle looms during growing COVID-19 crisis

Health insurance debacle looms during growing COVID-19 crisis

I’ve written extensively in the past about how absolutely unaffordable…