As drought and unbridled population expansion stretch state water demand beyond the supply, Thornton’s plan-ahead vision is blocked at every turn.
Michael Booth
Michael Booth is a Colorado Sun reporter covering health, health policy and the environment.
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Posted inEnvironment
For Colorado’s ozone, a leaf blower for 1 hour is same as 1,100 miles in a car. That’s why some urging switch to electric.
Environmental groups argue for swift changeover to electric lawn tools as state regulators face a December decision on a clean air plan
Posted inEnvironment
T-Mobile anchors new community solar power field as developers diversify how renewables get built in Colorado
The Greeley array juices the equivalent of 113 phone stores and more, as solar developers look for innovative deals to build community gardens
Posted inColoradans
How two brothers plan to save the world by packing a whole farm into shipping containers on a Denver used car lot
Ullr’s Garden grows tangy artisanal arugula in climate-controlled trailers just off Broadway, on 5 gallons of water a day
Posted inEnvironment
Feds declare lesser prairie chicken “threatened” in Colorado, land use changes ahead
Environmentalists cheer after a long campaign on the boom-or-bust bird, while farmers decry new restrictions
Posted inClub Q Shooting
Clear spike in anti-trans rhetoric sets stage for violence like Colorado Springs shooting, experts say
Club Q hosts the kind of all-ages drag shows that have been targeted by anti-LGBTQ protesters, spurred on by conservative media claiming kids are being “groomed”
Posted inEnvironment
Denver recycling already struggling before major strain of expansion, audit says
City Auditor cites major staffing gaps, aging truck fleet and other problems he says threaten rollout of pay-as-you-throw waste plan.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado prepares to “mine” key materials from the recycling bin ahead of new law taking effect in 2026
New laws are set to move the needle on the state’s “abysmal” recycling rate of only 16%, advocates and industry leaders say
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado groups gain air pollution monitors through EPA grants
Activists say the money fills a gaps on toxic releases left open by state inaction
Posted inClimate
Is cloud seeding a potential solution to Colorado’s drought?
If you don’t like Colorado’s weather, wait 5 minutes. Or shoot seeds into the clouds.