By Coral Davenport
The New York Times
WASHINGTON>> The Biden administration is planning some of the most stringent auto pollution limits in the world, designed to ensure that all-electric cars make up as much as 67% of new passenger vehicles sold in the country by 2032, according to two peop...
U.S. lags behind China, Europe; Colorado among states where EV sales rising quickly
By JUDITH KOHLER |
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| The Denver Post
March 23, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.
Based on quicker-than-expected moves to electric vehicles, a leading provider of data and analytics to the energy ind...
U.S. lags behind China, Europe; Colorado among states where electric car sales rising quickly
By Judith Kohler
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Based on quicker-than-expected moves to electric vehicles, a leading provider of data and analytics to the energy industry predicts that electric cars and light-du...
BERLIN>> Governments gave their blessing on Sunday to a major new U.N. report on climate change, after approval was held up by a battle between rich and developing countries over emissions targets and financial aid to vulnerable nations.
The report by hundreds of the world’s top scientists wa...
By Gabe Stern
The Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Nev.>> Nevada lawmakers are considering a remarkable shift in allowing the water agency that manages the Colorado River supply for Las Vegas to limit single-family residential use in the desert city and surrounding county.
It’s another potenti...
Water sources across state contain potentially hazardous levels of toxins under new plan
By Conrad Swanson
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Dozens of water sources across Colorado previously thought to be safe would now violate the federal maximum contaminant level for PFAS, or toxic “forever chemicals,” ...
By Julie Bielenberg
Aspen Times
On the last day of February and the last Aspen City Council meeting before the upcoming elections, the current council unanimously approved the strictest composting ordinance of their term and one of the most stringent in the state or the nation.
The city w...
WASHINGTON>> For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws.
The U.N. Conventio...
The member states of the UN have reached an agreement to protect the high seas from climate change, overfishing, seabed mining, and other dangers that threaten marine life. The world’s ocean covers nearly three-quarters of the planet, but there has never been a comprehensive international treaty to ...
WILDLIFE By Susan Montoya Bryan
The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE>> Endangered Mexican gray wolves are making more strides, as more breeding pairs and pups have been documented since reintroduction efforts began in the southwestern U.S. more than two decades ago, federal wildlife manager...
By Clifford Krauss
The New York Times
HOUSTON>> Emma McConville was thrilled when she landed a job as a geologist at Exxon Mobil in 2017. She was assigned to work on one of the company’s most exciting and lucrative projects, a giant oil field off Guyana.
But after oil prices collapsed durin...
EDITORIAL
The Denver Post
Suncor Energy’s refinery operations in Commerce City are of regional concern — for health and safety, for the supply of fuels and asphalt, for problematic greenhouse gas emissions, and for environmental protection.
Yet, Suncor refuses to be transparent about any of...
Wes Sonnier, President, BioMedical Waste Solutions
Biomedical waste refers to any type of waste that is generated from the healthcare industry, including hospitals, clinics, and research facilities. This waste can include everything from sharps, such as needles and scalpels, to infectiou...
DENVER>> Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United Nations report says.
A once-every-four-years scientific assessment found recovery in progress, more than 35 years after every natio...
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission will move to regulate gas stoves as new research links them to childhood asthma.
ByAri Natter
January 9, 2023 at 5:00 AM MST
A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by...
Earth Protect Founders Grant and Carol Barbeito share the love of the Earth and this season of love with all Earth Protectors.
Keep the Faith
This Christmas, ask Santa for an electric leaf blower, mower, or chainsaw. Come summer, we’ll all thank you.
The little engines in gas-powered landscaping equipment generate a disproportionate amount of air pollution for their size. A commercial gas-powered blower produces the same amount of ozone-...
By Sophie Austin
The Associated Press
SACRAMENTO, calif.>> California air regulators voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ambitious plan to drastically cut reliance on fossil fuels by changing practices in the energy, transportation and agriculture sectors, but critics say it doe...
By Dino Grandoni
MONTREAL — Close to 200 countries reached a watershed agreement early Monday to stem the loss of nature worldwide, pledging to protect nearly a third of Earth’s land and oceans as a refuge for the planet’s remaining wild plants and animals by the end of the decade.
A room of blear...
RON GARAN: When we see our planet from the perspective of space, certain things become undeniably clear. We keep trying to deal with issues such as global warming, deforestation, biodiversity loss, as standalone issues, when in reality, they're just symptoms of the underlying root problem. And the p...
