Tracking what's destroying Colorado
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
A curated collection of bills, news, and resources about Colorado politics and policy
Colorado environmental policy, climate initiatives, water rights, and public lands news.
2 articles tagged with "Environment"
Colorado lawmakers want to make grabbing a napkin, straw, or hot sauce packet at your local fast-food joint a government-approved event. SB26-146 forces restaurants and delivery apps to stop handing out single-use items by default starting in 2027. Customers must ask or confirm they want them—or the business gets hit with fines. It's sold as "plastic pollution reduction," but critics call it peak government overreach that ignores real problems while harassing small businesses and everyday customers.
In a scathing X post, Sean Paige highlights the closure of the Colowyo coal mine in Moffat County, Colorado, effective January 1, 2026, resulting in 133 direct layoffs and potentially 437 total job losses, devastating local economies with a 43% drop in property taxes. He blasts state "green zealots" and the "climate cult" for pushing anti-coal policies that ignore soaring global coal demand (record 8.8 billion tons in 2024), especially in China and India, while Colorado phases out coal by 2030. Paige calls out silent Democratic leaders like Governor Polis, Senators Hickenlooper and Bennet, and AG Weiser for prioritizing Boulder elites over rural workers, labeling the move as economic suicide that exports pollution and imports poverty. Accompanied by an image of miners holding signs reading "expendable," "invisible," and "forgotten," the post demands a rethink to save Colorado jobs.