Widgetized Section
Go to Admin » Appearance » Widgets » and move Gabfire Widget: Social into that MastheadOverlay zone
Colorado floats rule to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation sector
Colorado transportation officials have unveiled a proposal that they say will help reduce air pollution from cars and trucks and bring state and local infrastructure projects in line with the…
Eagle County to issue health order requiring face masks at certain schools to start year
Eagle County on Friday issued the following press release on mask requirements for the start of the school year next week: Due to recently acquired data and disease trends, Eagle…
New poll: Coloradans largely support Biden’s budget reconciliation plan
As the U.S. Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a bipartisan package of $550 billion in new infrastructure spending, Colorado progressives touted new polling showing strong support for the…
Geotechnical work has started to assess potential new dam in Homestake Valley
Despite local opposition, the threat of legal action and a recent rally in Red Cliff, work has already started on a geotechnical study and fatal flaw test drilling project to determine…
Bennet touts ‘historic investment’ in 21st century infrastructure as Senate passes bill
By an overwhelmingly bipartisan margin of 69-30, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to invest in the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges, while also significantly…
Neguse on UN climate change findings: ‘IPCC report … an alarm bell’
Human-caused climate change due to the burning of coal, oil and gas has already irreversibly warmed the world, according to a new scientific report by the United Nations, making extreme weather…
Some analysts say Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill fails to fully address climate change woes
The Senate is poised to pass a massive $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that would upgrade state transportation networks, electric grids, water systems and more. It’s a major spending boost and…
Hickenlooper cites ‘Colorado priorities’ in infrastructure bill as wildfires, mudslides wreak havoc
Colorado can expect to receive roughly $5 billion in direct transportation funding from the infrastructure package agreed on by a bipartisan group of senators last week, with billions more likely…
Senate approves Bennet’s forest health plan in Infrastructure and Jobs Act
A proposal backed by Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet to boost federal funding for forest and grassland restoration projects was approved by the Senate on Wednesday as an amendment to the…
I-70 through Glenwood Canyon closed indefinitely as rail service resumes
Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon is shut down indefinitely as crews work to clear rocks and mud that closed the only east-west interstate through Colorado on Thursday, but rail service…