Oil and Gas Industry Spends More Than $30 Million to Block Proposition 112

Conservation Colorado Executive Director Kelly Nordini has released the following statement on the failure of Proposition 112.
julio 10, 2019/por Angela Simental

Coloradans Choose a National Conservation Leader as Governor

Conservation Colorado released the following statement from Executive Director Kelly Nordini on the election of Jared Polis as governor.
julio 10, 2019/por Angela Simental

Conservation Organizations Celebrate Xcel Energy’s Bold Goal to Transition to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2050

Xcel Energy announced that the Minnesota-based corporation and Colorado’s largest utility had committed to going 100 percent carbon-free by 2050 company-wide.
julio 10, 2019/por Angela Simental

Colorado Citizen and Conservation Groups Applaud Closure of Loophole Putting Students and Teachers at Risk from Oil and Gas Development

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) today passed a rule that will require new oil and gas development to be set back 1,000 feet from all outdoor and modular school facilities, rather than just from school buildings.
julio 10, 2019/por Angela Simental
Conservation Colorado 2019 Legislative Scorecard is Out

Conservation Colorado Unveils 2019 Legislative Scorecard

Today, Conservation Colorado released its 2019 Conservation Scorecard, an annual look at how every state legislator voted on key environmental bills during the recent legislative session.
julio 9, 2019/por Angela Simental
Trees in North Fork Valley BLM Land

Trump Administration proposes drill everywhere plan for Western Colorado

DENVER – Today the Bureau of Land Management announced a plan allowing the gas drilling industry to dominate Colorado’s idyllic North Fork Valley with new oil and gas leasing.
junio 28, 2019/por Angela Simental
Event attendees celebrate a more inclusive conservation movement.

Honoring Leaders in Elevating Inclusive Conservation

At Elevate Conservation: Outdoors for All, the tide of inclusion rose at the hands of dedicated thought leaders.
junio 21, 2019/por Angela Simental
Community researchers pose for a photo.

Fighting for Environmental Justice Through Community-Based Research

Protégete joined students and faculty at the University of Colorado Denver (UCD) to investigate microscale particulate pollution in Globeville and Elyria-Swansea—two communities with a long history of environmental injustice.
junio 14, 2019/por Angela Simental
Koki sits on a beach in Hawaii.

Diving in as a Communications Fellow

I am so grateful to the Public Interest Fellowship Program and Conservation Colorado for this opportunity to start as a Communications Fellow.
junio 13, 2019/por Angela Simental
Senator Cory Gardner voted against the environment 85% of the time inforgraphic

New Report Details Colorado-Sized Gulf Between Senator Cory Gardner’s Environmental Rhetoric and Record

DENVER - Today, Conservation Colorado released a new report called “How Senator Cory Gardner’s Green Bonafides are in the Red” detailing the Senator’s failure to stand up for Colorado’s environment and way of life.
junio 12, 2019/por Angela Simental
Protégete and Promotorxs at a clean buses rally

Promotorxs

We sat down with Promotores instructors and students to learn more about how the program helps Colorado’s communities, environment, and our future.
junio 6, 2019/por Angela Simental
Conservation Colorado Field Organizer Finangi with her daughter celebrating CO Public Lands Day

Why Colorado Public Lands Day is Important — and How We Celebrated

Our state and national parks are a shared playground where our communities can recreate and connect with nature — and with each another.
junio 6, 2019/por Angela Simental