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Federal government, Colorado and mining company reach $90 million settlement in Gold King mine spill
The proposed settlement announced Friday would direct $90 million to cleanup at the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund site in southwest Colorado
King Soopers strike ends after union reaches tentative deal with grocer
Union workers at 77 Denver-area grocery stores will vote Monday to approve the contract, after nine days of picketing.
When Colorado oil and gas wells are sold to small companies, can the new owners afford the cleanup costs?
The shuffling of wells from big operators to much smaller ones increases the risk that they will be orphaned and left for the state to clean up, regulators and environmental groups fear.
Marshall fire survivors who lost their vehicles face mobility challenges
Those replacing cars face high prices and low inventory. Disaster response agencies are lining up other rides.
Ranchers in some states can shoot wolves that attack their livestock. But not in Colorado.
Attacks on cattle and dogs by wolves that migrated into northwest Colorado from Wyoming have stoked a rancher-wolf controversy sooner than expected.
An attempt to ban mountain lion hunting in Colorado thrills animal activists, troubles hunters
As hunters flood lawmakers with emails protesting the proposed ban on mountain lion hunting, Sen. Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, pulled her name from the measure, Senate Bill 31
Colorado’s omicron-driven COVID wave appears to have crested — but not everywhere in the state
While mountain communities and the Denver metro area are seeing cases fall, parts of southern and western Colorado continue to see increasing infection rates.
Snowboarder dies after crashing into tree at Aspen Highlands
Pitkin County sheriff's officials say the man, Trevor Crandall, was with a friend when he crashed in the Highland Bowl
An oil and gas company wants to plug four idle wells. The wells could end up owned by a troubled Colorado operator instead.
While Colorado’s oil and gas commission overhauls its rules on financial assurance and transfers, the COGCC director says, as a regulator, it’s “not involved in the business of the transfer.”
Colorado fines Boulder County gold mine $17,000 for water quality violations
All but $5,000 suspended, as mine reclamation staff says owners of Cross and Caribou mines are making “good faith” efforts to get cleanup online.
Coloradans struggle to navigate insurance after losing a home to wildfire. State lawmakers want to make it easier.
Two Colorado lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would shorten and simplify the insurance claims process after a declared fire disaster.
The Colorado Capitol’s next big labor fight: whether to let local public workers unionize
A forthcoming bill would grant thousands more Colorado public employees a seat at the negotiating table
Declining birth rates, coupled with COVID disruptions, are driving down enrollment in Colorado public schools
The state counted about 1,200 fewer K-12 students this school year. Some analysts expect that, as birth rates continue to decrease, student enrollment in public schools won’t rebound.
Colorado’s Democratic statewide officeholders began 2022 with a significant campaign cash advantage
Republicans, however, are raising big bucks in their bid to take back control of the Colorado Senate
Investigators find small bone fragments in search for 91-year-old woman missing after the Marshall fire
The fragments were found at the Superior home of Edna Nadine Turnbull, who tried to rescue her dogs from the fire.
Colorado’s outdoor industry rallies to keep Outdoor Retailer trade show in Denver
Sens. Hickenlooper, Bennet join Gov. Polis in urging the owner of Outdoor Retailer to renew the contract with Denver, while Utah fights to regain the show it lost.
Colorado oil and gas wells are constantly changing hands. Some risk becoming costly “orphans” along the way.
Since 2017, more than 42,000 oil and gas properties have been bought or sold in Colorado. If they fall into the wrong hands, they risk ending up abandoned, leaving the state on the hook for cleanup.
Owners of gold mine above Nederland warn town officials to stop defaming it for water quality violations
Colorado could set water violation fines and new regulations for a revived gold mine, but developers claim they are victims of $500 million in libel by town officials – “We will not go quietly.”
There was no red flag warning the day of the Marshall fire. Forecasters are now rethinking their standards.
Some experts say they’re concerned that muddled messaging, not originally intended to warn the public, fails to effectively warn people about threats in disaster-prone areas.
Colorado lawyer Jenna Ellis, Rudy Giuliani among Trump allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel
Ellis reportedly prepared and circulated two memos that analyzed the constitutional authority for then-Vice President Mike Pence to reject or delay counting electoral votes
