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Environment

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

DATE: Feb 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Feb 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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.’

DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Polis administration opposes new climate targets in Democratic-backed bill

Colorado Senate bill also includes permitting reforms, incentives for electric lawn equipment

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: 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.

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional 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

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local 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

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food

A Republican lawmaker joins Democrat-led push for solar agriculture

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango receives two feet of snow in three days

Storms close schools, boost snowpack across Southwest Colorado; more expected next week

DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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