A race to meet state climate goals — and to get expiring federal tax credits along the way — has led to a flurry of wind and solar activity.
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Posted inGrowth
A tale of two Colorado counties: One the fastest growing, one the fastest shrinking
Broomfield and Kit Carson represent Colorado’s urban-rural divide. One is trying to pack in new residents in a thoughtful way, while the other is hoping no one else moves out.
Posted inEnvironment
You’re not imagining it: It’s been windier than usual in Colorado, and that’s a big problem
They’re not just annoying. High winds increase fire danger and take a bite out of Colorado agriculture and tourism.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado school children raised trout. The state had to kill a lot of the “poor buggers” for testing.
But an innovative solution is helping Trout in the Classroom cut down the number of fish involved in the fatal testing process.
Posted inEnvironment
If a Colorado eagle nest falls in the forest — and the cameras are on — should anyone save it?
Raptors are in a renaissance on the Front Range, but when wildlife biologists say, “Let nature handle it,” there’s some splainin’ to do with an enthusiastic public.
Posted inArts
The curtain fell on Colorado’s arts scene during COVID. Can it dance back to life?
Denver’s major performing arts companies have, in fits and starts, been on a comeback season. But it is proving to be a long climb back.
Posted inEnvironment
What 3 million little kokanee salmon can tell us about Colorado’s drought
The celebratory release of kokanee salmon from Roaring Judy hatchery ensures that the fish so popular with anglers continue to propagate – even in drought-ravaged waters
Posted inPolitics and Government
Resisting the political extremist “bomb throwers” on Colorado’s Western Slope
Restore the Balance is a Mesa County group formed by people from across the political spectrum that is trying to address extremism in Colorado
Posted inBusiness
High wheat prices don’t mean Colorado farmers are getting rich. Most are worried about just getting a crop.
Drought, insects, high input costs and a lack of grain mean that farmers can’t take advantage of high wheat prices.
Posted inWater
Punished by drought, some southwest Colorado farmers survived 2021 on 10% of their normal water supply
Last year’s dry conditions made it difficult for farmers in southwest Colorado — they’re hoping they can make it through what could be another tough year.