Mark Udall

Nuclear Power In Colorado: Does The State Have Enough Water To Support Nuclear Plants?

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 11.05.2009 | Denver


Some water experts warn the upper Colorado River is an endangered species if current residential growth patterns and water consumption patterns contin...

On Don't Ask Don't Tell, Army's Ready, So What's the Hold-up?

Jon Soltz | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Jon Soltz

Here's an idea: Let's just keep our best troops, no matter what their background or orientation. Momentum is picking up in Congress behind that notion, but we still need the President to make his move.

Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home


Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

Mark Udall Argues For Nuclear Energy On Senate Floor

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.29.2009 | Denver


Colorado U.S. Sen. Mark Udall Wednesday took his boldest step yet on the road to a national nuclear renaissance as part of a program designed to comba...

Western Slope Uranium Mill: Only State Needs To Approve Before Ground Can Break

The Denver Post | Bruce Finley | Posted 10.27.2009 | Denver


A Canadian company's push to build the United States' first new conventional uranium mill since the Cold War has cleared local hurdles -- despite envi...

Colorado Air Quality Program The Biggest Loser In Federal Fund Withdrawal

CO. Independent | CO Independent | Posted 10.26.2009 | Denver


Programs designed to improve Colorado's air quality are taking the biggest hit from a significant federal take-back of transportation fu...

Why Colorado Matters in the Health Care Debate

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 10.23.2009 | Denver


Sen. Mark Udall

Colorado has often set an example for Washington to follow. But our fight in the Senate to pass meaningful health reform over the next few weeks won't be easy. We need to unite in this fight.

Green River Nuclear Power Proposal Sparks Concerns Over Water Use

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver


Conservation groups and at least one federal agency are raising serious questions about a water grab for a proposed nuclear power plant near Green Riv...

Public Option in Danger

Sen. Mark Udall | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Sen. Mark Udall

There is no doubt that we have an historic opportunity to reform our health care system, once and for all. We believe the public option is a crucial part of any real reform of the health care system.

Diana DeGette The Leading Force Behind Controversial Legislation Expanding Protected Lands

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver


For a decade now, Democratic U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver has been fighting an uphill battle to vastly increase the acreage of Colorado's public ...

Is It a Problem When the Party Decides?

Seth Masket | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver


Seth Masket

Think about recent examples of state or national party leaders trying to pick nominees before primary voters had a chance to weigh in. Do voters ever push back?

Sen. Mark Udall and VA Secretary Shinseki Finger Pointing on Tim Masters Case

Michael D. Brown | Posted 09.29.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

Tim Masters has been busy trying to rebuild his life after almost ten years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now he does not have access to the GI benefits he deserves.

Colorado Democratic Lawmakers Ally Against Mesa County Nuclear Storage

Posted 09.26.2009 | Denver


Colorado's senators and Rep. John Salazar sent a letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu this week urging him to remove a Mesa County storage site fr...

Clean Water Act Stifling Volunteer Cleanup Efforts

The Colorado Independent | Katie Redding | Posted 09.24.2009 | Denver


LEADVILLE -- It's a fall morning in the mountains just outside this Lake County town. Contractors in yellow earthmovers are cleaning up acid mine drai...

Yellowcake Uranium Trucks "Can Go Wherever They Want" After Recent State Decision

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver


MONTROSE -- Opponents of a proposed uranium mill in southwestern Colorado near the Utah state line may be relieved to hear that state officials in cha...

Bennet's Staff Left In The Dark On Terror Investigation

AP | COLLEEN SLEVIN | Posted 09.17.2009 | Denver


AURORA, Colo. — Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a suburban Denver man identified by law enforcement as having a possible link t...

Leadville Contaminated Pipeline Bill To Return To House Floor, Dems Control Schedule

The Colorado Independent | Katie Redding | Posted 11.15.2009 | Denver


LEADVILLE -- A long overdue environmental clean-up bill that would see industrially contaminated water evacuated from the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunn...

Colorado Democrats Already Taking Sides In Democratic Primary

The Denver Post | Michael Riley and Lynn Bartels | Posted 11.13.2009 | Denver


The Democratic primary contenders in the U.S. Senate race are furiously trying to line up supporters across the state, creating dividing lines at all ...

Democratic Senators Summoned To White House

ABC News | Jake Tapper | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


ABC News has learned that President Obama will be meeting with 16 Democratic senators (and one "Independent Democrat") this afternoon at the White Hou...

Colorado delegation doesn't tweet during Obama's healthcare speech

Westword | Westword | Posted 11.10.2009 | Home


Last night, Colorado's representatives and senators actually paid attention during President Barack Obama's healthcare address to a joint se...

Udall In Denver Post: Gun Amendment Would Not Have Nullified CO Laws

The Denver Post | Senator Mark Udall | Posted 09.03.2009 | Denver


The Denver Post suggests that I rethink my vote for legislation that would allow individuals who legally acquire a concealed firearm permit in their s...

Udall Backs Request For Vail Powerplant That Runs On Dead Trees

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 08.31.2009 | Denver


The concept of a biomass power plant in Vail first reported by The Colorado Independent back in February has turned into a formal request for U.S. Dep...

Gun Vote Backlash: CO Senators Under Attack For Votes On Controversial Measure

The Colorado Independent | Mike Lillis | Posted 08.29.2009 | Denver


WASHINGTON -- It's no D.C. secret that lawmakers voting against the the nation's powerful gun lobby will likely suffer the National Rifle Associatio...

Jeff Muskus

Senate Dems On Pakistan: U.S. Here To Stay

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


Look for the United States to be sending resources not only to Afghanistan, but Pakistan and the rest of the region for the foreseeable future, a grou...

Feinstein, Specter Compromises Pave the Way for Passage of Employee Free Choice Act

Jane Hamsher | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

With 900,000 union members in the state of Pennsylvania, the Arlen Specter firewall appears to be crumbling.