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Posted inMarijuana

A new study on marijuana legalization in Colorado answers the question: Has legal pot made other drug problems worse?

by John Ingold 3:55 AM MST on Jan 31, 20238:56 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

A study by researchers at the University of Colorado and the University of Minnesota uses long-term data on twins to assess the impacts of cannabis legalization

Posted inOutdoors

Vail Resorts sees uptick in skier traffic over last year’s record showing — but not in Colorado

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Jan 31, 20239:21 AM MST on Jan 31, 2023

The company’s five resorts here are seeing mellow traffic despite well-above-average snowpacks

Posted inEnvironment

How to make the right ethical decisions when recycling and reusing as Colorado pushes for clean energy

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Jan 31, 20235:11 PM MST on Jan 31, 2023

We asked recycling and reuse experts to take on a reader’s dilemma about retiring perfectly good fossil fuel-powered machinery.

Posted inEconomy

What’s Working: Get ready for Colorado’s wage-transparency law, part 2 

by Tamara Chuang 4:19 AM MST on Jan 28, 20233:53 PM MST on Jan 30, 2023

The state’s Equal Pay for Equal Work law influenced new laws in other states. But it wasn’t perfect, apparently. Plus: Wage-transparency violators fined, other labor bills and more.

Posted inBusiness

Massive rock slide halts operations at Glenwood Springs quarry. Mine opponents call for shut-down, investigation.

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MST on Jan 27, 202311:53 AM MST on Jan 27, 2023

Federal and state mining regulators are investigating the rock slide at the quarry owned by Rocky Mountain Industrials, which is proposing a controversial mine expansion

Posted inEnvironment

Xcel building massive battery to store clean energy at Pueblo’s Comanche complex 

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Jan 27, 20231:59 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

Power company hailed for 10 MW storage site the size of a football field that can hold days of electricity from wind and solar to bolster the Colorado grid

Posted inEnergy

Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold? Yes.

by Mark Jaffe 4:45 AM MST on Jan 26, 20233:21 PM MST on Jan 29, 2023

Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes.

Posted inEnergy

Colorado utility bills are high because of two things state regulators can’t control: Weather and gas prices

by Joshua Perry and Mark Jaffe 4:15 AM MST on Jan 26, 20239:14 AM MST on Jan 26, 2023

State utilities regulators called a hearing to discuss how — and if they can — lessen impacts of frigid weather and pressure in the natural gas market

Posted inEnergy

How Coloradans can find home electrification rebates and save big   

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MST on Jan 26, 202312:51 PM MST on Jan 27, 2023

We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more

Posted inBusiness

Colorado joins 7 other states, Justice Department in suing Google over its digital advertising dominance

by The Associated Press 7:14 AM MST on Jan 25, 20237:14 AM MST on Jan 25, 2023

The government alleged in the complaint that Google is looking to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals in the online ad marketplace through acquisitions and to force advertisers to use its products

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