Action for a greener, healthier Colorado

Environment America takes legal action to protect polar bears in Alaska

Several conservation groups in Anchorage, Alaska, have taken legal action to protect polar bears from the harmful activities of oil and gas companies. 

Trouble in the Air

Millions of Americans breathed polluted air in 2020. Learn more.

Trash in America

The United States produces too much waste. Find out more about what’s in our trash, where it goes — and what we should do with it.

Reconnecting Nature

Join us for a tour of seven different types of wildlife corridor projects across the U.S. that are working to connect natural areas. 

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News Release | Environment Colorado

Trouble in the Air: Grand Junction, Durango, Glenwood Springs and Gunnison County experienced 55-64 days of polluted air in 2020

The Grand Junction area, home to 155,603 people, suffered through 64 days of elevated air pollution in 2020, Durango had 62 days, Glenwood Springs and Gunnison County had 55 days each, according to a new report from Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center, CoPIRG Foundation, and Frontier Group. Air pollution increases the risk of premature death, asthma attacks, cancer and other adverse health impacts.

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Key House committee approves major clean energy tax credit extension

We’re on the brink of the largest-ever federal investment in clean energy.  

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Electrify UPS: A zero emission shipping strategy

In order to address climate change, the shipping industry must dramatically reduce global warming emissions by electrifying their trucking fleets.

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Gray wolves left vulnerable without endangered species protections

Fewer than 6,000 gray wolves remain in the contiguous United States, but last year the Trump administration stripped the species of its endangered species protections. Now states are free to enact laws that allow the killing of up to 90% of their gray wolf population. 

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Take Action for National Wildlife Refuge Week

October 10-16 is National Wildlife Refuge Week! Environment America is marking the occasion with a digital week of action. 

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.