Rep. Jeff Crank, a U.S. Congressman representing Colorado, has recently posted several statements on his Twitter account addressing energy policy and wildfire management in the state.
On January 10, 2026, Rep. Crank criticized Colorado’s reliance on the Clean Air Act for closing coal power plants, stating: “Colorado can no longer hide behind the Clean Air Act to force the closures of coal power plants. Renewables cannot replace baseload generation and continuing to pretend they can will only leave Coloradans with higher utility bills and power outages.”
In a series of tweets dated January 12, 2026, he turned attention to wildfire risks facing Colorado’s Front Range and forest management efforts. He wrote: “The Front Range cannot wait any longer for assistance. The Fix Our Forests Act provides agencies with critical tools to immediately implement vital forest management projects at the pace and scale needed to protect communities across Colorado from growing wildfire risk.” In another post on the same day, he added: “Last year, Colorado has experienced its worst wildfire season since 2020, with more than 200,000 acres burned. We’re also facing a growing pine beetle outbreak in Pike National Forest.”
Wildfire seasons in Colorado have intensified over recent years due to a combination of drought conditions and increasing temperatures linked to climate change. Efforts such as the Fix Our Forests Act are designed to give federal agencies additional resources for proactive forest management aimed at reducing fire risks and mitigating damage from pests like pine beetles.
