climate change
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.
Top Stories
Is Colorado leading or lagging on climate policy? It depends on which states you’re comparing us to.
By Mark Jaffe Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
A guide to how Colorado’s climate-change response compares to California’s and other states
By Mark Jaffe Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Wildfire Primary category in which blog post is published
Huge western fires in 1910 changed U.S. wildfire policy. Will today’s conflagrations do the same?
Known as the Big Blowup, the 1910 fires helped birth the Forest Service, but so far, climate change and the burning West have spurred little action.
Wildfire Primary category in which blog post is published
Four large wildfires burning in Colorado have cost $77 million to fight — so far
None of the blazes are fully contained, and rehabilitation costs still loom large
Wildfire Primary category in which blog post is published
Blazes in Colorado, California may be part of a climate-driven transformation of wildfires around the globe
Wildfires from Australia to Siberia are not just larger, hotter and faster, but burning in areas and seasons where they were previously rare.
Sun Investigation Primary category in which blog post is published
Jared Polis is taking big money from private donors to fund key positions in Colorado governor’s office
The work covered by private gifts and grants include the Colorado governor’s top issues -- climate change, immigration and early childhood
