The legislature adjourned and left town while the Governor
continued to sign bills in order to meet the June 2 deadline (30 days following
sine die), allowing everyone to catch their breath following a whirlwind session.
However, by this time next month the interim committees should be at work. In
addition to the statutory committees that meet every summer (Transportation,
Water, Wildfire, etc.) three...
Summer is almost here
and so is the All About Mining course,
which runs June 13-21, 2019
For
course and registration details, visit allaboutmining.org
Well,
June is here and so is the sun. We will be a perfectly sized class of
elementary, middle and high school teachers this year. It is amazing to see
what these teachers glean from our lessons and how they interpret them. Their
insights...
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed several bills addressing climate and energy in the state as he unveiled what he's calling a roadmap for Colorado reaching 100 percent renewable energy by 2040.
Among the measures he signed are House Bill 1261, which sets goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the state 26 percent by 2025, 50 percent by 2030...
How valuable is a balanced, diverse mix of energy sources? Just ask the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the grid operator that manages the electricity grid for much of the U.S. Midwest and parts of Canada.
When the polar vortex hammered the Midwest at the end of January, the grid weathered the storm, but it was hardly smooth sailing. The...
Clamp a royalty on minerals and metals mined on federal lands in the United States? Congress is considering doing so as part of an effort to radically change the General Mining Law. It would be a mistake that would penalize U.S. companies and workers, make worse our dependence on foreign sources of metals and minerals critical to the national...
The Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a Superfund site in southwestern Colorado, officials said.
The work includes dredging contaminated sediment from streams and ponds, diverting water away from tainted mine waste piles and covering contaminated soil at campgrounds.
The agency first outlined the plan...
Cyber risk is more pervasive than ever. Almost inevitably, your organization will experience some type of cybersecurity incident. As breach issues and protection methods continue to evolve, it is critical to have an action plan in place that is tailored to your organization's unique needs. Join us on Friday, June 7th for an interactive half-day program where we will guide you through effective cyber risk management techniques,...
Post Script: The article below was written four days before the final gavel fell on the legislative session. In those four days, bills were killed, stitched onto other bills, and passed in a whirlwind of action designed to remold the face of Colorado. A case in point is SB 236, the bill reauthorizing the PUC. In the final two...
Rebidding surfaced in debate over PUC legislation
EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel and Xcel Energy are having to find a new contractor for the planned 240-megawatt solar power array that is part of the power agreement between the Pueblo steelmaker and the state’s largest utility.
EVRAZ and Xcel filed a notice on March 26 with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission that...
Southwest Colorado lawmakers score key victories
Southwest Colorado lawmakers were instrumental in passing groundbreaking bills this legislative session that guarantee free early childhood education; lay the groundwork for a cheaper, state-backed insurance plan; and demand accountability from hardrock mining companies.
But despite these successes, Colorado’s 72nd legislative session is likely to be remembered by many on the Western Slope as one...