Public Affairs

New Clean Energy Mandates in More Western States

KDNK | By Gavin Dahl

Published June 1, 2019 at 11:24 AM MDT

Legislators in Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Washington passed aggressive clean energy mandates in 2019.
KDNK station manager Gavin Dahl learns more from award-winning journalist Elizabeth Miller, who has covered energy development and public lands management for High Country News, The Guardian, Outside and Backpacker. She covers environmental policy for the nonprofit investigative journalism organization New Mexico In Depth. Her piece, "Clean Energy Breezes Through Western Statehouses" for Bitterroot Mag is available here.

Tags

Gavin Dahl

Gavin became one of the youngest station managers in public radio on February 1, 2017. He is a writer and producer with a passion for community media. Prior to starting at KDNK as news director in 2016, Gavin worked for national radio programs Alternative Radio with David Barsamian and Nonprofit Radio with Tony Martignetti along with local stations KGNU Boulder, KYRS Spokane, KRBX Boise, KAOS Olympia, and Air America Radio affiliate KPTK Seattle. His nonprofit management experience includes Open Media Foundation, where he led a government transparency team, and Common Frequency, where his policy advocacy supported dozens of noncommercial radio startups. Boulder Weekly, Raw Story, Austin American-Statesman, Boise Weekly, and The Sopris Sun have published his reporting. His TV credits include directing teams at Colorado Channel, crewing for Democracy Now!, and hosting on Free Speech TV. He graduated from the Evergreen State College in 2008 with a BA in media production and community organizing.

See stories by Gavin Dahl