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A bill to strip the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from managing construction projects over $100 million cleared an important legislative hurdle today, passing the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health on a unanimous voice vote.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the University of Colorado Boulder $1 million to evaluate the impacts of climate change, including increased wildfires, on indoor air quality and health in low-income Denver area neighborhoods

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Western Water and American Food Security Act (H.R. 2898) which includes Congressman Scott Tipton’s (R-CO) Water Rights Protection Act. The bill addresses a number of challenges posed to water resources in the Western United States including drought management, infrastructure, water rights and federal regulation.

U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) received the Friend of the National Parks Award for his dedication to protecting and enhancing America’s national parks.  The award, presented by the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), is to recognize members of Congress during the 113th Congress who upheld the standards and integrity of the National Park System

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Enid, Oklahoma-based Cottonwood Creek, Inc. in which the company has agreed to pay a $170,000 penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act related to oil pollution at the Bonanza Station in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

In a precedent-setting decision, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appealshas upheld the constitutionality of Colorado’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS), ruling that the state’s RPS does not impose unlawful regulations on out-of-state companies.

HUD’s rule equips communities that receive HUD funding with data and tools to help them meet long-standing fair housing obligations in their use of HUD funds. HUD will also provide additional guidance and technical assistance to facilitate local decision-making on fair housing priorities and goals for affordable housing and community development.

A popular telephone scam targeting older citizens has taken a threatening new twist. The grandparent scam is often perpetrated when an older adult is called by someone pretending to be a grandchild or relative. The caller may claim they were arrested in a foreign country for drunk driving or were involved in a car accident. They ask the potential victim to send money so they can return home safely and not to tell anyone so they don’t get into more trouble.

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman along with twelve other Western states and state agencies filed a lawsuit seeking to vacate U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules defining the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act.

Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) rule on existing power plants

Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced several Boards and Commissions appointments to the Board of Real Estate Appraisers, the Denver Metropolitan Area Regional Air Quality Council, the Early Childhood Leadership Commission and the Colorado Advisory Council for Persons with Disabilities.

Washington, DC - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a key law that helps fight housing discrimination

The U.S. House of Representatives adopted an amendment offered by Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) that would redirect $20 million from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) administrative account to the Wildland Fire Management Fund to be used for hazardous fuels reduction projects and proactive forest management activities

U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Jerry Moran are leading a bipartisan effort to reintroduce tax code legislation aimed at leveling the playing field for renewable energy investment. The Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act would enable renewable energy investors to share in tax advantages presently available only to fossil fuel investors.

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet today joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to introduce a bipartisan bill to level the energy playing field by giving investors in renewable energy projects access to decades-old tax incentives currently available only to investors in fossil fuel-based energy projects