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Choose wildlife over waste

Plastic foam cups and containers are ending up in our oceans, polluting our water and harming wildlife. We can choose wildlife over waste.

Renewables on the Rise: 2019 edition

Find out which states are leading on solar, wind and more

The Trump administration is gutting the Endangered Species Act

We’re losing species at alarming rates and we’re not sufficiently protecting their habitat — we should be doubling up our conservation efforts.

It's time for America to go renewable

New legislation calls for increasing renewable energy in every state

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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Blog Post

Study: Hundreds of beaches found not safe for swimming

On the wrong day at the wrong beach, swimming could make you sick.

News Release | Environment Colorado

Statement: Methane rule rollback will lead to more greenhouse gas pollution

The Trump administration today proposed to do away with the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane rules, which will eliminate critical federal oversight of hundreds of thousands of oil and gas facilities. 

News Release | Environment Colorado

New study: U.S. clean energy use has accelerated during the past decade

Since 2009, the United States has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270 percent, according to a new report released today by Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The study also highlights advances in energy savings, the increased use of energy storage and the tremendous growth of electric vehicle sales. 

Blog Post

Maine and Colorado are setting the pace for climate action in 2019

New governors across the country have grabbed the mantle to address the climate crisis

News Release | Environment America

House passes sweeping PFAS protections: 2025 ban on military use, Superfund cleanup and clean water safeguards

The U.S. House approved a host of provisions today to address widespread drinking water contamination from toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The annual defense spending bill would phase out the military’s use of PFAS-containing firefighting foams by 2025 — a major source of drinking water contamination. The bill would also designate all PFAS chemicals as hazardous substances under Superfund and toxic pollutants under the Clean Water Act, spurring cleanup and reducing discharges into waterways, respectively.

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Energy Sage

Have you ever thought about going solar at your home or business? Environment Colorado has partnered with EnergySage to make finding your local solar options easy. Find out more.