Colorado falling behind on cutting carbon emissions, analysis says
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Colorado is falling behind on cutting carbon emissions, needing tougher limits on fossil fuels, more free transit and denser land planning, analysis says.
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Colorado falling behind on cutting carbon emissions, analysis says
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