Category: Environmental Justice

Learn how environmental policies impact Colorado’s communities, economy, and climate justice efforts. Stay informed with CFI.

Outdated Policies Costing Coloradans: The Need to Update BLM’s Oil and Gas Program

February 27, 2024

Last summer, the U.S. Department of the Interior proposed new rules to modernize the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) oil…

At Odds with the Outdoor Industry

August 23, 2023

Colorado is well known for its excellent skiing, mountain climbing, biking, fishing, rafting, and camping. We beg the question: just…

At Odds with the Outdoor Economy: Comparing Colorado’s Outdoor Recreation and Oil & Gas Industries

August 22, 2023

Bolstering the outdoor recreation industry through economic development, tax, and employment incentives could help ease the pain of shifting away…

Free Public Transit Promotes Health and Economic Equity in Colorado

April 19, 2023

Colorado’s over-reliance on cars has made the state’s transportation sector the largest source of carbon emissions and a public health…

Costs and Benefits of Oil and Gas for Colorado

January 5, 2023

While the oil and gas industry does create modest economic benefits to the state, it also creates significant costs, many…

Feds Must Act On New Oil and Gas Rules

November 18, 2022

By Pegah Jalali Last month, the Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and…

We Know Big Oil Wants to Keep Gas Prices High

July 28, 2022

While families struggle to afford the cost of high gas prices, big oil is content to keep raking in big…

How Much Would a Gas Tax Holiday Actually Do?

April 22, 2022

With gas prices sky high, some politicians are proposing a gas tax holiday as a way to save people money…

Will There Be More Tragedies Like The Marshall Fire?

February 11, 2022

The Marshall Fire was the most destructive fire in terms of property damage in Colorado history. Was it just the…

Colorado 2050: What Climate Change Means For Colorado

August 5, 2021

New research from Colorado Fiscal Institute environmental policy analyst Pegah Jalali shows that the recent challenges we've been facing related…

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