Colorado statewide fishing report and conditions for April 23, 2021, from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

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Colorado egg production during March 2021 was 143.5 million eggs, up 7 percent from February 2021 and up 6 percent from March 2020 production, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average number of layers on hand in March 2021 was 5.51 million, down 1 percent from February 2021 but up 6 percent from last year. Eggs per 100 layers were 2,605 eggs, up less than one-half percent from last year. 

Livestock slaughter highlights for March 2021 from the USDA.

DATA

• Cases 101 
• Hospitalizations 6 
• Deaths 4**

*As of 04/20/21 4:00 PM

• CASES PAST 7 days: 0
• CASES PAST 14 days: 0

TESTS

This week’s positivity was 0.0%, same as last week. The goal is to keep this below five percent.

United States President Joe Biden pledged to cut U.S. carbon emissions in half by the end of this decade – a drop of 50-52% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels – and aim for net zero emissions by 2050.

Colorado’s plan to expand its highway system could hinder the state’s green energy goals, according to a recent study.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said Wednesday the agency is canceling oil and gas lease sales for the second quarter, drawing criticism from Wyoming’s governor.

(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden hosted a virtual climate summit with dozens of world leaders Thursday, the same day the White House released a set of aggressive climate goals. Critics say the plan could jeopardize the economy at a time it is recovering from record-breaking unemployment because of the pandemic and governments' response to it.

First among those priorities is a pledge to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half by the year 2030.

Democrats in the House of Representatives passed legislation Thursday that would make Washington, D.C. the 51st state in the union, a move that would almost certainly strengthen the Democrats’ Senate majority and bolster their ranks in the House.

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