Rainfall four times greater than what is typical in May speeds year-long recovery, though far southeastern part of Colorado still struggles with exceptional drought conditions
Environment
Posted inWater
One Colorado river basin has been drying for years. It’s changing a way of life.
Are the lessons from a $30 million effort to restore the parched Republican River a road map for other rivers, or a warning?
Posted inEvents
Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses state’s air quality
The Colorado Sun spoke with air pollution experts, environmentalists and state officials about the state’s air quality.
Posted inOutdoors
Denver meteorologist’s rare ability to forecast Everest, other huge mountains is making mountaineering safer
Chris Tomer’s rare ability to forecast Everest and other huge mountains has helped make the sport safer.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado’s above-average snowpack has an enemy: Out-of-state dust
Fine soil from the Southwest is robbing the Colorado River of critical snowmelt. A scientist who monitors dust’s impact on snow wants state and federal leaders to take a closer look.
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Colorado gets $32 million to create carbon-stuffing hub underground at Pueblo
School of Mines will run tests for a regional hub to sequester greenhouse gases from the city’s big cement and power plants
Posted inPolitics and Government
Colorado governor vetoes three bills, including one that may have delayed wolf reintroduction
The other two measures Jared Polis vetoed would have changed the clemency application process and offered a cost reduction for low-income Coloradans pursuing driver’s education
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado offers millions in grants to help government, business truck and car fleets go electric
Clean electrification mandates for big trucks come at a big cost, and new grants can defray company expenses
Posted inEnvironment
How is Colorado doing in shutting down coal power plants?
New national EPA rules show we’re ahead of the game. Here’s how we got there.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado gets $5 million more from U.S. to help clean up Gold King Mine blowout
The 2015 spill damaged the Animas and San Juan rivers, and Colorado wildlands are still paying the price.