Legislative News – June 2019

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),...

All About Mining: 21st Century Mining for K-12 Educators

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...

Polis signs suite of climate, energy bills

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...

A warning not to be ignored

How valuable is a balanced, diverse mix of energy sources? Just ask the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), the grid operator that manages the...

Make smart changes to the General Mining Law

Clamp a royalty on minerals and metals mined on federal lands in the United States? Congress is considering doing so as part of an...

EPA promises to clean up wastewater from a Colorado Superfund site

The Environmental Protection Agency will take the first major steps this summer to clean up wastewater flowing from dozens of old mines at a...

Cyber risk, data breaches, and hackers… Oh my.

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...

Winding down with a vengeance

Post Script: The article below was written four days before the final gavel fell on the legislative session. In those four days, bills were...

EVRAZ, Xcel looking for new solar contractor

Rebidding surfaced in debate over PUC legislation EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel and Xcel Energy are having to find a new contractor for the planned...

Did Colorado Legislature deepen rural-urban divide?

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...