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Vycarb Wins $2.7 Million Colorado Carbon Capture Grant

Vycarb Wins $2.7 Million Colorado Carbon Capture Grant

The Colorado Energy Office grant will fund a carbon capture and storage system that skips an intermediate purification step.

Live Poll

Should state governments fund carbon capture projects to cut industrial pollution?


Environmental

Environmental

Colorado Governor Signed Pollinator Protection Order

Governor Jared Polis ordered state agencies to prioritize habitat conservation for native insects on September 16, 2026.


Space

Live Poll

Should Colorado use $50 million in tax breaks to attract the U.S. Space Academy?

Space

Polis Proposes $50 Million to Lure Space Academy

Colorado's governor is offering tax breaks to bring the NASA-led U.S. Space Academy to the state before a late November 2026 bid deadline.

Polis Proposes $50 Million to Lure Space Academy

Energy

Live Poll

Should your local community prioritize shifting toward geothermal or other alternative energy sources?

Energy

Colorado Releases Geothermal Energy Market Assessment

The state reports that geothermal heating is viable across all five regions while outlining new energy development initiatives.

Colorado Releases Geothermal Energy Market Assessment

Nuclear

Live Poll

Should your community prioritize domestic uranium mining production over other land-use considerations?

Nuclear

Colorado Mine Permitted for Uranium Production Restart

The state has approved a reclamation permit for the JD-8 mine in Montrose County to resume operations.

Colorado Mine Permitted for Uranium Production Restart