Poaching numbers by nature are elusive, but last fall brought a discernible spike in wildlife infractions across the state
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Posted inBusiness
Unpaid wages, injuries: The dark side of a celebrated Colorado mushroom farm known for helping migrants
Dozens of interviews show hidden perils for immigrants working at Colorado Mushroom Farm, which sold produce at Whole Foods and King Soopers before going bankrupt.
Posted inOutdoors
Mountain lions killed 15 dogs in 30 days near a Colorado town. Attacks continued and now a lion is dead.
People living in neighborhoods around Nederland questioned Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts to stop a rash of dog killings and were told their only recourse was adaptation and protecting their pets. Right as the killings started to slow, one lion was shot.
Posted inColoradans
2022 Year in Photos: From the Marshall fire to Club Q shooting, here’s what happened this year
The more we see those diverse, rich, challenging and soul-swelling worlds, the better we can understand our state and our neighbors.
Posted inWater
Is the water in Grand Lake too murky?
A local advocacy group has renewed longstanding questions about how pumping water from Grand County to the Front Range disrupts Colorado’s largest and deepest natural lake
Posted inHealth
Meet the Mosquito Man, who is on a quest — bite by bite — to understand why Colorado is a West Nile virus hot spot
It takes mosquitoes, sure, but also water, birds and people in the wrong place at the wrong time
Posted inEnvironment
50 northern gray wolves to be released in Colorado over 5 years, according to draft plan
Social, political issues will be harder to manage than animals as wolf recovery rolls out on the Western Slope starting in 2024 , Colorado species conservation program boss says
Posted inBusiness
Colorado requires drillers assess “cumulative impacts”of oil and gas wells. Does it make a difference?
6 environmental groups want regulators to toughen rules to consider regional and climate impacts of increased drilling activity in Colorado.
Posted inEnvironment
Just how bad are Colorado’s public toilets? Terrifying, CU Boulder researchers say.
CU Boulder researchers use lasers to light up bacterial plumes emanating from every bowl flush.
Posted inTransportation
Public transit was free for many Coloradans in August. When fares returned, many riders stayed, data shows.
Ridership numbers from most of the transit agencies that participated in the Zero Fare for Better Air program were higher in September than before the program began.