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State lawmakers and environmentalists disagree with a proposed draft for new rules to manage the cumulative impacts of oil and gas drilling proposed by Colorado regulators. Colorado Sun Reporter Michael Booth said commission members are planning to hear more about these concerns at a public hearing.

A group of communities in the Mountain West are now giving grants to companies that work on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

If you want to reduce a building’s carbon footprint, you might install a heat pump or add solar panels. Now, a new piece of Boulder’s energy code aims to limit emissions before construction has even started. On today’s episode of In The NoCo, we explore the concept of ‘embodied carbon’ - and why Boulder leaders are embracing it.

This week, Colorado Sun Health and Environment Reporter Michael Booth joined us to discuss a new Colorado State University study that found oil wells near Denver are releasing 142% more pollution per hour than the state average.

The Colorado Sun co-founder and editor Larry Ryckman joined Nikole Robinson Carroll to discuss a team-up between a Fort Collins-based startup and local brewer New Belgium for a pilot program testing emissions reduction technology.

Researchers have found a way to predict whether or not a forest will survive based on drought conditions – information that can help forest managers deal with climate change.

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that trees are losing their ability to absorb carbon, which could worsen global warming in the future.

Trees are often viewed as a climate solution, as they suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Research also shows that logging pollutes more than previously thought.

Global Thermostat unveiled a direct air carbon capture machine near Denver that it said can draw about 1,000 tons of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere a year.

This new rule aims to limit leaking, flaring and venting of the potent greenhouse gas, while wringing more in royalties from the companies extracting natural gas.