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Feds send $930 million to curb wildfire “crisis” in the West
The money will go toward clearing trees and underbrush from national forests in 10 western states, including Colorado.
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Colorado’s wildfire risk is so high some homeowners can’t get insured. The state may create last-resort coverage.
Some Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising wildfire risk
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“Air quality issues don’t go away when the fire is out”: Questions remain about long-term Marshall fire health effects
CU Boulder researchers found elevated concentrations of volatile organic compounds and pollutants inside smoke-affected homes in the weeks after the fire
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Teens who lost their homes in the Marshall fire are still trying to heal their mental scars a year later
Teens’ trauma will likely stick with them, but their perception of the fire will change over time, a child therapist says.
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Superior tries to reclaim sense of self after the Marshall fire, but the historic core may never be the same
Flames destroyed the museum, personal heirlooms and historic homes, but residents and town leaders are refusing to let the loss define them
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This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened
In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.
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A year after the Marshall fire, community is scattered as people try to move home or move on
Fewer than 170 building permits have been issued for more than 1,000 burned homes. Empty lots are sitting for months on the market. Families are in limbo.
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One year after the Marshall fire, housing advocates call for policy changes to help Colorado’s renters who survive a natural disaster
Renters whose homes sustained smoke and ash damage found themselves illegally evicted or persuading landlords to clean their residences following the environmental damage
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One home destroyed, another damaged as fire crews work to contain wildfire west of Boulder
The Sunshine Wildland fire started as a structure fire Monday afternoon