Tag: Regulations
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Colorado’s proposed battery regulations target fire risks, raise enforcement, cost questions
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Some worry consumers would face civil or administrative fines under the legislation Lawmakers have passed new regulations mandating sellers of lithium-powered batteries to register with the state and produce outreach plans before they can engage in business in Colorado. Under the proposal, providers must also collect “unwanted” propulsion batteries, ensure their “responsible managements,” and produce…
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‘Evolving’ regulatory landscape among Colorado cities is pricey, problematic, small businesses say | FISCAL ROCKIES
Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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Site selectors praise Colorado workforce — but flag regulatory hurdles | FISCAL ROCKIES
Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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Car towed? Here’s the what the PUC suggests
Colorado Public Utilities Commission offers on-line guidance Find your car towed from where you parked it? Maybe it’s got a boot on it? Either scenario generates anxiety, stress and financial hardship. Predatory and illegal towing and immobilization have resulted in the state legislature passing new laws to help protect consumers and give tow companies room…
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Tri-State electric co-op seeks FERC approval for new heavy-load regulations
In a bid to tame the energy appetites of large power users, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association filed a regulatory tariff proposal with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission intended to manage massive power demands without sparking chaos on the grid or hiking bills for ratepayers. The nonprofit wholesale power supplier, serving 42 member cooperatives across…
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Lawsuit over large building energy standards revived
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The lawsuit challenging Colorado and Denver’s energy standards for large buildings, which was dismissed on March 28, has been revived by federal Judge Regina M. Rodriguez based on an amended complaint from four apartment and hotel trade groups. The order, issued Thursday, reinstates the case…
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Colorado eyes pollution regulation expansion on landfill methane emissions
Methane from solid waste landfills has become the focus of a new regulatory effort by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The health agency is proposing to implement rules for landfill methane emissions that go above and beyond Environmental Protection Agency regulations mandating emissions controls for larger landfills. Last month, health department board…
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Colorado adopts new rules for oil and gas development, focusing on cumulative impacts
New rules for Colorado oil and gas development could put industry at risk
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Industry critics: Proposed legislation threatens to limit oil & gas industry in Colorado
A new bill just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives threatens to “functionally prohibit new permitting for most industrial processes in the state,” the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute Colorado asserted on Friday. House Bill 23-1294, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Bacon and Jenny Wilford and co-sponsored by Sen. Faith…
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Cut oil, gas NOx emissions by 50% by 2030, Jared Polis tells Colorado agencies
Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday outlined an ambitious goal to cut nitrogen oxide emissions from Colorado’s oil and gas industry by half by 2030. An industry leader called the plan challenging and hinted that oil and gas companies prefer to deploy technological innovations, rather than regulations, to curb emissions. In a letter, Polis directed state…