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Jake Burton Carpenter, a snowboarder first and foremost, leaves Colorado legacy of community and persistence
Colorado ski resorts lined up against snowboarding even after Jake Burton Carpenter persuaded Berthoud Pass to open to athletes "surfing" the snow in 1978.
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Water crisis looms if Colorado fails to meet its legal obligations to other states, study warns
By Jerd Smith Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
In-state tuition at Colorado universities could rise up to 3% on average under governor’s budget plan
By Jesse Paul Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
A journey to chronicle the life of the first black female graduate from CU became a wider historical mission
By Polly E. Bugros McLean Book Excerpts Primary category in which blog post is published
“A pioneer buried without a headstone.” Those words launched a Colorado author on a historical journey
By Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book SunLit Interviews Primary category in which blog post is published
Are Colorado’s oil and gas and recreation industries all that different? Economists say no — and we need to protect them both
Both industries have impacts on land and rural communities, but “we can coexist” in pursuit of economic diversity, say promoters of recreation and energy
At Colorado College, where tuition runs $71,000, many new in-state students will pay just a fraction — or nothing at all
The Colorado Springs liberal arts school has launched the “Colorado Pledge,” an effort to attract more Colorado students and eliminate sticker shock that might prevent them from applying
As the women-only Colorado Classic kicks off, two star riders show how hard it is to survive in the pro peloton
The Colorado Classic, which begins Thursday, will feature 96 of the world’s top women cyclists -- including former CU teammates -- bent on establishing a sustainable model for pro racing in the U.S.
Wildlife roam where U.S. once made nuclear and chemical arms, like at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Arsenal and Rocky Flats
An astonishing array of animals and habitats flourished on six obsolete weapons complexes — mostly for nuclear or chemical arms — because the sites banned the public and other intrusions for decades
A tiny garden in Boulder is showing signs of stress from smog. The scientist behind it is thrilled.
Four types of plants growing near the entrance to NCAR are part of a nationwide network of gardens where citizen scientists and climate researchers collect data about the impact of ground-level ozone
A new Colorado report tries to show what higher education is worth. The value is clearer for some degrees than others.
Colorado students, especially would-be teachers, are making cost-benefit choices of their own and switching to more lucrative programs
Climate change is transforming Western forests. And that could have big consequences far beyond wildfires.
The heat of a warming planet, like an artist’s palette knife on a canvas, etches its way across Western forests, slowly altering ecosystems that have flourished for centuries.
Controversy over Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion offers a glimpse into water woes in the West
Raising the 55-year-old dam near Boulder is essential to keep a stable water supply in a changing climate, utility says. Residents insist conservation could be just as effective.
