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More than 20,000 Coloradans urge the EPA to protect our water.

College student Alex Adamczyk helped Environment Colorado, in partnership with Trout Unlimited and Clean Water Action, deliver more than 20,000 comments to the EPA urging clean water protections.

News Release | Environment Colorado

Environment Colorado Comments on the State of the Union

Last night, President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress.

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News Release | Environment Colorado

Over 100 Public Leaders, Business Owners, Local Farmers Call for Protections for Colorado’s Rivers

State Senator Lucia Guzman, Commerce City Mayor Pro Tem Dominick Moreno, Dvorak Expeditions owner Bill Dvorak, and Confluence Kayaks owner Alex Manzo joined Environment Colorado at the Colorado State Capitol to call on President Barack Obama to restore Clean Water Act protections to the Colorado River and waterways across Colorado and the country.

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News Release | Environment Colorado

Cotter Corporation to stop processing uranium in Cañon City

On December 16, 2010, Cotter Corporation announced that it will stop processing uranium at its mill in Cañon City. The announcement comes two years after Environment Colorado helped pass a law designed to force the company to clean up or shut down.

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Report | Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center

Global Warming and Extreme Weather

Patterns of extreme weather are changing in the United States, and climate science predicts that further changes are in store. Extreme weather events lead to billions of dollars in economic damage and loss of life each year. Scientists project that global warming could affect the frequency, timing, location and severity of many types of extreme weather events in the decades to come.

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News Release | Environment Colorado

Aspen City Council Passes Plastic Bag Ban

Today the Aspen City Council voted 4-1 to pass an ordinance that bans plastic bags and places a $0.20 fee on paper bags at grocery stores in Aspen. The law will go into effect on May 1, 2012.

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