Power companies’ plans to expand wind, solar on Colorado’s Eastern Plains meet local headwinds
To help meet targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Xcel Energy has already proposed a $1.7 billion high-voltage transmission line that would circle the Eastern Plains and ferry clean electricity to the Front Range
Where did the wolf pack in northwest Colorado go? Its fate remains a mystery.
and return of wolves to Colorado
Colorado Springs’ America the Beautiful Park was once home to dozens of families. Here’s their story.
The park stands on what used to be the Conejos neighborhood in downtown Colorado Springs, a vibrant and diverse working-class community
RTD buses and trains have more passengers — but not enough drivers
The Denver-area transit agency doesn't have enough drivers to restore service to pre-COVID levels
After years of calls to correct its whitewashed history, Fort Lewis College is owning up to its Indian boarding school past
The origin of Fort Lewis College in Durango is a dark stain on American education and the state of Colorado. The school’s own leaders have said as much.
“I’ll fight for the rest of my life”: Elijah McClain’s mother reflects on two years since his death
At the time of her son's death, Sheneen McClain was homeless and living in a hotel with some of her other children
Colorado wants to add EV chargers to rest areas, but the federal government is blocking the road
Solving the problem of range anxiety is key to getting Colorado drivers to switch to electric vehicles and it would help to have chargers at interstate highway rest areas. The statehopes the new $715 billion transportation bill will get federal rules prohibiting them out of the way.
Grand Junction high school prepares to retire Warrior mascot as Polis signs prohibition into law
Schools have until June 2022 to retire mascots that use Native American images or names. If they don't, they can be fined $25,000 a month.
Active shooter drills are part of school life. Can they be done better?
Approximately 95% of schools practice what to do in case a shooter enters their facility. Rep. Ed Perlmutter thinks we should know more about how they affect kids.
Crested Butte purchases hotel for seasonal workers as it declares housing an emergency
Rooms in the $2.3 million Ruby Bed & Breakfast will be available to six seasonal employees in both the public and private sector.
Colorado renters and landlords are in a race with the eviction ban. Should the state intervene?
At least 80,000 Colorado renters are estimated to be behind on their rent, according to recent U.S. Census survey data. And the CDC ban on evictions is set to expire on June 30, if President Joe Biden does not extend it.
Colorado restaurants are funding farming and ranching projects that suck carbon from the atmosphere
Some see regenerative agriculture as a key way to reduce the amount of CO2 in the air worsening climate change.
What a Deb Haaland-led Interior Department may mean for Colorado’s public lands
Many are expecting some major policy shifts
Aurora and Colorado Springs want more water. The proposed solution — a new reservoir — would have far-reaching impacts.
Two of Colorado's largest cities are working together because they have the same problem: Planners don’t think they have enough water where they are to support the cities’ expected growth.
Park County’s only primary care doctor retired 8 years ago. A replacement still hasn’t been found.
It’s a stark example of the persistent difficulty in recruiting young talent for the daunting workloads facing Colorado’s most isolated medical outposts.
Colorado’s Aerospace Alley prepares for Space Command move to Alabama
In February, the Defense Department — operating under new President Joe Biden — announced it would investigate the circumstances behind Trump’s Space Command decision
RTD wants more housing near stations. It may sacrifice parking spots to make that happen.
RTD is expected to vote Tuesday on a new transit-oriented development policy that would make 35% of housing units built on its properties affordable.
Only 41 Bureau of Land Management employees moved west. Nearly 300 left the agency instead of relocating.
Of the 328 positions slated to move out West when the move was announced, 287 headquarter employees chose to retire or found new employment
New RTD boss questions wisdom of still pursuing the long-promised Denver-Boulder train
RTD promised the line in 2004 as part of the voter-approved FasTracks program, but rising costs have delayed the project by decades
