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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Friday January 31, 2025 ( 3 items )  

Clinical Trial: CBD Dosing Not Associated With Cognitive Impairment
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Clinical Trial: CBD Dosing Not Associated With Cognitive Impairment Pueblo, CO: Subjects who consume CBD exhibit no significant differences in cognitive performance as compared to controls, according to clinical trial data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers affiliated with Colorado State University assessed the short-term  more

Luminant, LCRA Ask for Federal Permission to Pollute Texas Groundwater
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Luminant, LCRA Ask for Federal Permission to Pollute Texas Groundwater Texas - In a recent letter to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, made public on Wednesday, two utilities with coal plants in Texas requested a rollback of safeguards that protect communities and their water from toxic coal ash pollution. In the letter, Irving-based Vistra and the Austin-based Lower Colorado R  more

Western Resource Advocates: Our Region is Facing Profound Threats to Climate Progress at the Federal Level
BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 31 -- Western Resource Advocates issued the following news release: * * * The impact of several Executive Orders, and a potential federal funding freeze, go well beyond our work on climate change - we are very sensitive to the fact that real people's lives will be affected by these actions in a myriad of negative ways. While this may create a sense of despair, we're not giving up. WRA will be here every step of the way, fighting for you and future generations. We know t  more