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Environment

Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado River cutthroat trout restored to Hermosa Creek near Durango

Some estimates show cutthroats are now found in just 14% of their historic natural habitat

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She thought the evacuation was a precaution. Then the Cal-Wood fire erased her family’s Boulder County home.

By Lucy Haggard Wildfire Primary category in which blog post is published

All of Colorado is under drought status for the first time since 2013

By Lucy Haggard Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Where Donald Trump and Joe Biden split on Colorado issues in presidential race

By Evan Ochsner Election 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published

A bold plan to protect 30% of Colorado lands and waters by 2030

By Jason Blevins Outdoors Primary category in which blog post is published

Cameron Peak fire explodes into Colorado’s largest wildfire, prompting more evacuations as it nears Fort Collins

By Jesse Paul News Primary category in which blog post is published

Gardner says Roe v. Wade is “settled law” in final U.S. Senate debate, as Hickenlooper talks court packing

By John Frank Election 2020 Primary category in which blog post is published
Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

These hay fields may know something we don’t: How to save the Colorado River

Ranchers in northwest Colorado are experimenting with hay species that may allow them to irrigate less and leave more water in the Upper Colorado River.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Dry weather worsens in Colorado; 17% of state is in “exceptional drought”

The drought is happening just a year after most of Colorado was declared drought-free.

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

William Perry Pendley says he’s still on the job as acting director of Bureau of Land Management

Pendley said he firmly disagreed with a court’s decision that he should be removed from BLM and has continued to fulfill his duties as assigned

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

Seven big takeaways from Cory Gardner and John Hickenlooper’s third — and most fiery — debate

The two U.S. Senate candidates faced off hours after Colorado elections officials began mailing ballots to voters across the state

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Trump administration: Climate change not a threat to rare wolverine found in Colorado

A federal judge four years ago had blocked an attempt to withdraw protections that were first proposed in 2010, pointing to evidence from government scientists that wolverines were “squarely in the path of climate change."

Wildfire Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado utilities fear wildfire risk — and liability — amid warming climate

Mindful of PG&E’s struggles in California, Xcel Energy and electrical cooperatives are stepping up efforts to minimize the risk of causing wildfires.

Colorado releases its plan to slash greenhouse gases, leaving some environmental groups wanting more

The Colorado Greenhouse Pollution Reduction Roadmap, nine months in the making, quickly drew flak when it was released on Wednesday

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

In Colorado, where climate change is front and center, John Hickenlooper is favored to unseat Cory Gardner

The GOP incumbent is linked to Trump, while the moderate, pro-fracking former governor is called “Frackenlooper” by progressives.

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

Judge removes Trump’s public lands boss, William Perry Pendley, after governor sued

U.S. District Judge Brian Morris said U.S. Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed to the post by the U.S. Senate.