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
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Posted inOutdoors
Vail Resorts sees uptick in skier traffic over last year’s record showing — but not in Colorado
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
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
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.
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Massive rock slide halts operations at Glenwood Springs quarry. Mine opponents call for shut-down, investigation.
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
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.
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
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
We sorted through new and tantalizing layers of federal, state, Xcel and local credits for buying clean heat pumps, water heaters and more
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Colorado joins 7 other states, Justice Department in suing Google over its digital advertising dominance
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