Local News
Patients file lawsuit against Mercy Hospital over infections
Plaintiffs say they suffered postoperative complications as a result of inadequate sterilization procedures
Environment
Regional News
Two wolves captured, collared by Colorado wildlife biologists in North Park
The two males, the only GPS-tracked wolves in Colorado, will provide CPW with insight on future wolf behavior in the state
Local News
Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region
Biden administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump
Regional News
Drought, plague and fire: What the Rio Grande National Forest is up against
There’s no certainty swaths of beetle-bitten trees will recover over burn scars
Regional News
Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks
In emails obtained by The Associated Press, one water manager said, ‘We're all headed to a very dark place.’
Local News
EPA outlines 2023 Bonita Peak cleanup priorities
Agency has several large projects in the Silverton Superfund site on next year’s schedule
Regional News
Polis administration opposes new climate targets in Democratic-backed bill
Colorado Senate bill also includes permitting reforms, incentives for electric lawn equipment
Regional News
Heat pumps are having a moment in Colorado, but do they really work in the bitter cold?
Developed in 1857, tech improvements are making heat pumps a viable element in the contemporary transition to cleaner, more energy efficient homes
Local News
Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande
Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency
Regional News
As gas car sales drop, how many electric vehicles did Colorado buy in 2022?
Overall market is down, but the state adopts cleaner electrics and hybrids at a pace that makes leaders happy
Regional News
Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act
A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.
Local News
San Juan Basin Public Health offers free radon testing workshops
The gas is second-leading cause of lung cancer, and detecting it is easy
Regional News
Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup
K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project
Regional News
Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food
A Republican lawmaker joins Democrat-led push for solar agriculture
Local News
Durango receives two feet of snow in three days
Storms close schools, boost snowpack across Southwest Colorado; more expected next week
Regional News
More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers Fountain Creek splits around a small island at Fountain Creek Regional Park, looking west…
Local News
Barbara McLachlan outlines potential legislation in 2023
As a former teacher, the state representative has her eye set on changes to education
AP New Mexico
New Mexico lawmakers aim to attract hydrogen investments
Legislators search for new sources of employment as state reels from the recent retirement of coal-fired power plants
Regional News
Experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store
Precipitation and snowpack are above average, but meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about predictions
Regional News
Billion-dollar climate disasters rise with drought in Colorado, the American West
NOAA report details growing total of weather and climate chaos biting deep into U.S. economy
Local News
Are Durango shoppers adjusting to reusable bags?
Residents offer tips, suggestions for remembering sacks and keeping them clean
Local News
Avian flu wreaks more havoc in Colorado egg layers and wild birds
Worst-ever outbreak leads to slaughter of 6 million-plus chickens and has killed enough eagles and other raptors to raise wildlife fears
Local News
With historic control, Democratic state lawmakers have gun reform and climate change top of mind this session
Colorado move further to the left on social and environmental issues
Local News
What was the social impact of Gold King?
Environmentally, the spill was negligible. But seeing a mustard-yellow river spurred action to clean up mines
Local News
Remaining Colorado COVID-19 testing sites to be closed
Alternative options are being offered at low or no cost
Southwest Life
Here are all the new EV and e-bike tax credits heading Colorado’s way
Denver relaunches e-bike vouchers; Polis proposes new car-buying credits to promote clean electrification
Regional News
Gov. Polis submits budget amendment, seeks money for property tax relief
Affordable housing, clean energy tax breaks also on the table
Local News
Colorado may create last-resort wildfire insurance as risk climbs
Some Colorado homeowners are telling state regulators and lawmakers that they can’t secure coverage for their homes because of rising wildfire risk
Southwest Life
This Colorado scientist fled the Marshall fire, then returned to study how it happened
In 2021, the devastating Marshall fire showed wildfire can strike Colorado in almost any place or season. Scientists now hope to glean lessons from it for communities across the West.
Local News
Colorado solar industry says federal investment lowers tariff threat
Inflation Reduction Act will boost U.S. makers of solar panels, easing worries that Commerce Department tariffs will choke off building stock