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Posted inEnvironment

Colorado’s above-average snowpack has an enemy: Out-of-state dust

by Tracy Ross 4:35 AM MDT on May 18, 20231:01 PM MDT on May 19, 2023

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.

Posted inOutdoors

Lions, bears and a camel: Colorado sanctuary leads effort to save hundreds of Puerto Rico zoo animals

by Monte Whaley 3:15 AM MDT on May 17, 202310:49 AM MDT on May 17, 2023

Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg plays Noah for hundreds of animals from closed Puerto Rico zoo

Cars drive down a road as dust kicks up.
Posted inClimate

Is it getting windier in Colorado? It’s hard to say.

by Olivia Prentzel 4:01 AM MDT on Apr 19, 20234:20 PM MDT on Jul 27, 2023

Last month marked the second windiest March on record in the San Luis Valley’s San Acacio, but wind trends are hard to track due to limited data, climatologist says

Posted inMarshall Fire

More than 100 homes are still uninhabitable from Marshall fire smoke and ash contamination

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Apr 19, 20236:29 AM MDT on Apr 20, 2023

Marshall fire survivors with homes still standing continue to face unique hurdles more than a year later

Posted inBusiness

Turmoil at Granby Ranch continues as Colorado secretary of state investigates possible metro district board election violations

by Jason Blevins 3:50 AM MDT on Apr 7, 202312:05 PM MDT on Apr 7, 2023

The ski resort operators left. The ski academy plan is done. Residents are suing. Owners are suing. And now the state is looking into claims of election law violations.

Fire crews use shovels in a wilderness area.
Posted inWildfire

Colorado’s 2023 wildfire season has begun. Here’s how counties are responding.

by Olivia Prentzel and Michael Booth 4:26 AM MDT on Apr 2, 20231:59 PM MDT on Apr 2, 2023

Up and down Colorado’s Front Range and in mountain counties, fire planners are trying anything and everything to make 2023 safer

A man lowers a divider into a giant metal bear trap, separating it into two sections.
Posted inOutdoors

When Colorado needed a better bear trap, wildlife officials turned to a guy who never caught a bear

Kevin Simpson by Kevin Simpson 4:28 AM MDT on Mar 26, 20233:59 AM MDT on Mar 26, 2023

Ongoing bear-human conflict and a collection of failing equipment necessitated a new approach. Colorado Parks and Wildlife knew just who to call.

Posted inEnvironment

Colorado replies in Nebraska canal war: There won’t be much water left to take

by Michael Booth 3:08 AM MDT on Mar 21, 202312:49 PM MDT on Nov 2, 2023

State engineer tells neighbor-state officials Colorado has right to use South Platte River flow before it gets to Julesburg

A man pauses while shoveling a trail as a skier goes by.
Posted inClimate

What it takes to study snow in a remote area of Colorado’s mountains that’s almost completely inaccessible during winter

by Dean Krakel 4:35 AM MDT on Mar 19, 202311:34 AM MDT on Jul 11, 2023

Once a week, a snowmobile carries food, clean laundry, scientific instruments to Rocky Mountain Biological Lab workers and their famous friend Billy Barr

Railroad tracks run through barren land with a few buildings
Posted inEnvironment

Aging activists have battled for decades to clean up a Colorado Superfund site. Who will fight once they’re gone?

by Sue McMillin 4:28 AM MST on Mar 5, 20232:08 PM MST on Mar 6, 2023

The Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site has an estimated 5.8 million tons of radioactive waste buried under the dirt

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