Dan Elliott

Associated Press

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

February 26, 2025

The 'Presidential Pack' is a crate of 1,461 beers from Moosehead Breweries.

Moosehead's 1,461-Beer Presidential Pack Has a Waitlist of More Than 200

March 17, 2025

Manufacturing, Supply Chain Leaders Concerned About Trump Trade Policies

March 17, 2025

Ruland Ro Com Beam Couplings

Ruland Acquires RoCom Couplings

March 17, 2025

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

February 26, 2025

Colorado OKs Electric Car Requirement

It's intended to boost the number of electric vehicles in a state struggling to control ozone pollution.

August 19, 2019

$Colorado Democratic state Rep. Jonathan Singer of Longmont, left, and Joe Salazar, director of Colorado Rising, speak at a news conference in Denver on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Salazar's group is asking a state court to reinstate the city of Longmont's ban on hydraulic fracturing within the city limits. Longmont voters approved the ban 2012 but the state Supreme Court overturned it in 2016, saying only the state could regulate the industry under laws in force at the time.$

CO Activists Try to Reinstate Fracking Ban

Longmont voters approved the ban in 2012, but the state Supreme Court overturned it four years later.

August 15, 2019

In this Thursday, July 11, 2019, photograph, United States Department of Agriculture intern Alex Olsen prepares to place down a drone at a research farm northeast of Greeley, Colo. Researchers are using drones carrying imaging cameras over the fields in conjunction with stationary sensors connected to the internet to chart the growth of crops in an effort to integrate new technology into the age-old skill of farming.

Farms Turn to Tech Amid Water Warnings

Remote sensors measure soil moisture and relay the readings by Wi-Fi. Cellphone apps collect data from agricultural weather stations and calculate how much water different crops are consuming.

August 13, 2019

Mine

Cleaning Leaking Mines

The work includes dredging contaminated sediment from streams and ponds, diverting water away from tainted mine waste piles and covering contaminated soil at campgrounds.

May 24, 2019

In this Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, photograph, a sign indicating items that were 100-percent fair trade-sewn marks a rack of jackets and shells in the Patagonia exhibit at the Outdoor Retailer & Snow Show in the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. Major players in the outdoor industry jumped into the political fight over national monuments two years ago and now have added climate change and sustainable manufacturing to their portfolio.

Outdoor Industry Pushes Political Fight

Big retailers, including Patagonia, Columbia Sportswear, REI and The North Face, have campaigned together to protect public lands.

January 31, 2019

This March 22, 2016, photo provided by Lockheed Martin shows the first GPS III satellite inside the anechoic test facility at Lockheed Martin's complex south of Denver. The facility is used to ensure the signals from the satellite's components and payload will not interfere with each other. The satellite is scheduled to be launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.

Next-Gen GPS Satellites Head to Space

The Air Force estimates that 4 billion people worldwide use the system.

December 17, 2018

Activists from ProgressNow Colorado, grassroots organizations and stakeholders join forces to demonstrate outside the United States headquarters of BP, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, in Denver. Meanwhile, only blocks to the east, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency holds its only public hearing on the Trump administration's plans to roll back Obama-era rules for methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

Dozens Plead with Trump: Keep Air Rules

Many accused the EPA of abetting polluters, looking out for the wealthy and failing its legal duty to protect public health and the environment.

November 16, 2018

Stephen Parlato wears a gas mask next to his sign warning about the dangers of plutonium at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge outside Denver on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018, the first day the refuge was open to the public. The refuge is on the outskirts of a former U.S. government factory that manufactured plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons.

Former Nuke Site Reopens as Wildlife Refuge

Officials say the site is safe, but some people worry that plutonium particles could be sprinkled over the refuge.

September 21, 2018

In this June 12, 2014 file photo, natural gas is burned off near pumps in Watford City, N.D. As Trump rolls back some Obama-era rules on climate-changing methane pollution, Colorado officials say their regulations have reduced oil field leaks. A report released Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, shows required state inspections helped find and repair 73,000 methane leaks over three years.

Trump Eases U.S. Methane Rules

The regulations have been called expensive and burdensome.

August 31, 2018

In this Aug. 6, 2015, file photo, Dan Bender of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office takes a water sample from the Animas River near Durango, Colo., after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency accidentally triggered a spill of 3 million gallons of wastewater from the mine. The Obama administration said it could not legally repay any of the claims for damage from the spill, but the Trump administration promised last year to reconsider. As of Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, no claims had been paid, but the agency said it is continuing to review them.

3 Years Past Mine Spill, Victims Await Payment

The EPA said it is making progress on reviewing about 380 claims for lost income, fallen property values and other losses from the 2015 spill in Colorado.

August 7, 2018

-In this Aug. 11, 2017 file photo, visitors approach a former ranch house and barn during a guided hike on the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, land that used to be a buffer zone around a nuclear weapons plant. Environmentalists and community activists are trying to stop the refuge from opening to the public this summer, claiming the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not adequately study the safety of the site.

Judge Asked to Keep Public Away From Plant

Rocky Flats was the site of a government plant that manufactured plutonium triggers for nuclear bombs from 1952 until 1989.

July 18, 2018

In this Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, a remotely controlled robot handles an inert simulated chemical munition during training at the Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado. The Army announced Wednesday, June 13, 2018, the depot had resumed destroying decades-old shells containing liquid mustard agent this week. The plant had been shut down for repairs since September.

U.S. Resumes Destroying Obsolete Weapons

This comes after a nine-month shutdown for repairs.

June 14, 2018

This Aug. 11, 2017 photo shows a 'no trespassing' sign hanging on a fence surrounding part of the former Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant near Denver. Rocky Flats was once the site of a plant that made plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons. Part of the site was designated a refuge after a $7 billion cleanup, but the area where plutonium was handled remains off-limits. On Sunday, June 3, 2018, the refuge manager harshly criticized a local Colorado health officer who questioned the safety of the site and expressed doubt about whether the U.S. government's assurances about the site could be trusted.

Official Blasts Nuke Plant Cleanup Critic

Critic called 'reckless and irresponsible.'

June 11, 2018

In this May 4, 2017, file photo, workers dismantle the charred remains of a house where an explosion killed two people in Firestone, Colo. A shareholder lawsuit alleges Anadarko Petroleum was focused on keeping old wells running, not fixing potential safety problems in the months before the fatal house explosion.

Lawsuit Says Company Cut Safety Budget Before Fatal Blast

The company was focused on keeping oil and gas flowing, not fixing safety problems.

May 10, 2018