The Fabulous Five Lawmakers Who Championed Colorado's Environment

The Fabulous Five: Lawmakers Who Championed Colorado’s Environment

Conservation Colorado lauds a few of the stand-out lawmakers who advocated for our state’s communities, public lands, water, and air this session.
May 14, 2018/by Angela Simental
Bicyclist riding through city: increased sustainable transit

As the dust clears on Colorado’s legislative session, here’s what happened on the environment.

Among a storm of #MeToo scandals, teacher protests, civil rights debates, and more, we made progress and fought some important fights for our environment.
May 13, 2018/by Angela Simental

Conservation Colorado Lauds Passage of Bipartisan Transportation Compromise

The Colorado state Senate just moved to accept the state House amendments and repass SB 1, a bill funding Colorado transportation including significant investment in multimodal options.
May 9, 2018/by Angela Simental

31 Ways To Protect Where You Play

Here are 31 actions you can take this May to protect where you play!
May 1, 2018/by Angela Simental

Legislature Approves Bill to Reauthorize Lottery, Continue Funding Outdoor Recreation and Land Conservation

Today the Colorado General Assembly passed SB18-066, sending it to Governor Hickenlooper’s desk for signature.
April 16, 2018/by Angela Simental
Two lanes of congested traffic

Reaction to Expected Rollback of National Clean Car Standards: Bad for Colorado Wallets, Health, and Environment

News outlets are reporting that President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt are expected to begin the process of rolling back national clean car standards in the coming days.
March 30, 2018/by Angela Simental

Featured COBA Member – Peter Downing, Suffer Better

Through experiences ranging from a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa to an educator to a practicing attorney to an ultra-distance runner to a marketing professional to an entrepreneur,
March 25, 2018/by super-conco-admn
Expansive Water

Colorado House Passes Bill to Expand the Use of Reclaimed Water for Toilet Flushing

Conservation Colorado and Western Resource Advocates released the following statements today, praising the Colorado House of Representatives for passing HB18-1069 on a vote of 47 to 14.
March 21, 2018/by Angela Simental
RTD's light rail is a transportation solution in Denver.

A Transportation Situation

Colorado’s population is growing. How can we support our increasing population with transportation systems that work?
March 20, 2018/by Angela Simental

Bill Will Protect Water Quality from Adverse Mining Impacts

Representatives Dylan Roberts and Barbara McLachlan today introduced HB18-1301, a bill to protect water quality after hard rock mining takes place.
March 20, 2018/by Angela Simental
Denver Capitol Building

House Select Committee on Climate Responsibility Convenes to Discuss Taking Action on Climate & Creating Clean Energy Jobs

Today the House Select Committee on Climate Responsibility will hold its first of three hearings to investigate solutions to the problems that climate change poses to our Colorado way of life.
March 14, 2018/by Angela Simental

Senator Cory Gardner keeps voting with Trump against our environment

Gardner has voted with President Trump 92.4 percent of the time since Trump took office.
March 8, 2018/by Angela Simental