YOUR LEGISLATORS’ VOTES COUNT!

Why are we here? PSR Colorado (Physicians for Social Responsibility) believes that public officials’ first responsibility is to minimize threats to the health and safety of the people they serve. This responsibility includes making energy decisions that protect our air and water from hazardous pollutants released by oil and gas production and use, and from radionuclides released by uranium mining and nuclear reactor operations. Affordable, renewable energy sources like solar, wind, geothermal, and batteries are readily available to replace these hazardous, polluting, and costly fuels.

Unfortunately, during the 2025 session, most Colorado legislators voted to pass the pro-nuclear bill, HB25-1040 “Adding Nuclear Energy as a Clean Energy Resource”, and Governor Polis has signed it into law. HB25-1040 redefines nuclear power as a “clean energy resource” that can compete with renewable sources for government benefits and for use by utilities to meet clean energy standards. Due to the large amount of hazardous radioactive waste produced by uranium mining and nuclear reactor operations, nuclear power can never rightfully be considered “clean”.

Read why nuclear energy is too costly and unreliable for Colorado in Jefferson County Commissioner Andy Kerr’s op-ed

Read why nuclear energy is wrong and unjust for Colorado in NAACP CO-MT-WY State Conference President Portia Prescott’s op-ed

TAKE ACTION TODAY

• Find the names and contact info for your state senator and representative here. Look up your senator’s vote on HB25-1040 here and your representative’s vote here. Then email and call them to let them know you want HB25-1040 repealed.

• Tell these sponsors of HB25-1040 that you want the bill repealed: Alex Valdez (Denver), Ty Winter (Pueblo/SE CO), Dylan Roberts (Summit/Routt/Mtn. counties), and Larry Liston (El Paso County).

• Please join PSR Colorado in thanking these 5 CO senators who voted against HB25-1040:
  Judy Amabile (Boulder), Lisa Cutter (Jefferson Cty.), Dafna Michaelson Jenet (Adams/Arapahoe), Mike Weissman (Adams/Arapahoe), and Faith Winter (Adams/Broomfield/Weld).

• Please join PSR Colorado in thanking these 18 CO representatives who voted against HB25-1040:
  Jennifer Bacon (Denver), Andrew Boesenecker (Larimer County), Kyle Brown (Boulder/Broomfield), Cecelia Espenoza (Denver), Meg Froelich (Arapahoe/Denver), Lorena Garcia (Adams/Jefferson), Jamie Jackson (Arapahoe), Junie Joseph (Boulder), Mandy Lindsay (Arapahoe), Stephanie Luck (Chaffee/Custer/Fremont/Pueblo/Teller), Javier Mabrey (Denver/Jefferson), Matthew Martinez (Alamosa/Pueblo/S. CO counties), Karen McCormick (Boulder), Emily Sirota (Arapahoe/Denver), Lesley Smith (Boulder/Clear Creek/Gilpin/Larimer), Elizabeth Velasco (Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin), Jenny Willford (Adams), and Yara Zokaie (Larimer).

We are also glad to share that SB25-280, the “Data Center Development & Grid Modernization Act” failed in the 2025 legislature. However, it came too close to passing and we shouldn’t have to fight this bill again next year.

Click here to tell your state legislators and Governor Polis to oppose new corporate give-aways for data centers.