Democratic lawmakers will no longer attempt to pass SB21-200, a bill that sought to put emissions-reduction goals into Colorado law and empower state regulators to enforce those goals.
Tom Steyer, a billionaire climate activist with a big-money legacy in Colorado politics, suggests his focus is flipping the U.S. House to Democratic control, not major environmental efforts in Colorado.
The 40-year-old Energy Office has become a political football in recent years — a proxy for Colorado's broader fight over the state's role in reducing emissions that contribute to climate change.
