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Posted inEnvironment

Colorado offers millions in grants to help government, business truck and car fleets go electric

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on May 16, 20237:30 AM MDT on May 16, 2023

Clean electrification mandates for big trucks come at a big cost, and new grants can defray company expenses

Posted inHealth

After decades of closures, a new 40-bed psych unit in Aurora may represent a U-turn in mental health care

by Jennifer Brown 4:10 AM MDT on May 15, 202310:19 AM MDT on May 15, 2023

The state-of-the-art unit will open this summer at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, alleviating crowded emergency rooms filled with people in mental health crisis

Pollution rises from a power plant.
Posted inEnvironment

How is Colorado doing in shutting down coal power plants?  

by Mark Jaffe and Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on May 15, 20232:12 PM MDT on May 15, 2023

New national EPA rules show we’re ahead of the game. Here’s how we got there.

Posted inEconomy

What’s Working: Front Range rents were mostly flat in April. Here’s how they’ve changed over four years.

by Tamara Chuang 7:00 AM MDT on May 13, 202312:19 PM MDT on May 13, 2023

Fort Collins and Colorado Springs metro areas outpaced the Denver metro for rent hikes since 2019. Plus: Median home prices fell last month but not enough for many renters.

Posted inOutdoors

A newly approved boat-in campground hopes to make rafting the Colorado River more accessible

by Tracy Ross 4:00 AM MDT on May 11, 202310:21 AM MDT on May 11, 2023

Kampa Lampa Campground is set to open in early August. Owner Kathy Haas says marketing will be “no problem.”

Posted inBusiness

Why was your utility bill so high this past winter? Blame the drought — and California.

by Mark Jaffe 3:45 AM MDT on May 9, 20238:49 PM MDT on May 8, 2023

As the drought cut California’s hydropower production, the utilities in state scrambled to buy natural gas, driving up costs across the West

Posted inMarijuana

What are the health impacts of high-potency THC? Colorado researchers looked at 452 studies to find out.

by John Ingold 3:19 AM MDT on May 9, 202311:12 AM MDT on May 9, 2023

The “scoping review” was ordered by the state legislature in 2021 over concerns about how high-potency cannabis could be impacting public health in Colorado

Posted inPolitics and Government

Colorado legislature asks voters to approve 10-year property tax relief plan, make $2B in taxpayer refund checks equal

by Jesse Paul and Elliott Wenzler 9:40 PM MDT on May 8, 20236:32 PM MDT on May 10, 2023

The Colorado General Assembly ended its 120-day lawmaking term Monday night by putting a measure on the November ballot

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A decade after marijuana legalization, Grand Junction finally has rules for recreational cannabis sales

by Nancy Lofholm 3:50 AM MDT on May 8, 20237:42 AM MDT on May 8, 2023

Would-be sellers of weed say they lost millions in the 2 years it took the Mesa County city to create rules for issuing 10 retail licenses

Posted inBusiness

Civitas pauses fight to tap oil and gas under Boulder County open space, as battle looms for land near Aurora Reservoir

by Mark Jaffe 3:13 AM MDT on May 8, 20237:42 AM MDT on May 8, 2023

The 5-year court battle over mineral leases under 552 acres south of Longmont ended with one of Colorado’s biggest producers putting the Blue Paintbrush project on hold indefinitely

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