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Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail sales tax vote pushed off until 2026 for planning purposes

Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail sales tax vote pushed off until 2026 for planning purposes

Gov. Jared Polis sits in the cab of a hydrogen-powered train on the test track at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo on Sept. 19, 2023 (Chase Woodruff/Colorado…

May 23, 2024Comments Off on Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail sales tax vote pushed off until 2026 for planning purposesRead More

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Congressional candidate who narrowly lost to Boebert calls for Biden to leave presidential race

Congressional candidate who narrowly lost to Boebert calls for Biden to leave presidential race

Colorado Western Slope congressional candidate Adam Frisch grabbed some headlines last week by being among…

July 8, 2024Comments Off on Congressional candidate who narrowly lost to Boebert calls for Biden to leave presidential raceRead More

Air quality assailed by Colorado opponents of Uinta Basin oil-drilling expansion in Utah

Air quality assailed by Colorado opponents of Uinta Basin oil-drilling expansion in Utah

An oil truck on U.S. Route 191 through the Uinta Basin in Utah in February…

June 13, 2024Comments Off on Air quality assailed by Colorado opponents of Uinta Basin oil-drilling expansion in UtahRead More

Expanded mountain passenger rail could happen faster than Front Range, Colorado lawmaker says

Expanded mountain passenger rail could happen faster than Front Range, Colorado lawmaker says

Amtrak’s California Zephyr in Grand Junction (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline photo). The flurry of funding bills…

June 4, 2024Comments Off on Expanded mountain passenger rail could happen faster than Front Range, Colorado lawmaker saysRead 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 in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by…

April 6, 2024Comments Off on Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts growRead 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 front of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom).…

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

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

Opinion

Rocky Mountain Post joins Colorado Newsline, more than 30 other news outlets in seeking voter input

Rocky Mountain Post joins Colorado Newsline, more than 30 other news outlets in seeking voter input

For nearly two years now I’ve worked with the Colorado Newsline, an award-winning, non-profit news and opinion website based on Colorado’s Front Range…

May 23, 2024Comments Off on Rocky Mountain Post joins Colorado Newsline, more than 30 other news outlets in seeking voter inputRead More

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…

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…