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Cattle Ranching Walloped by Persistent Drought
Photo credit: Flickr user NDSU Ag Communication Snow and rain has helped lift most of the state out of extreme drought, but the southeastern corner of of Colorado is still extremely […]
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By Ben Markus
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Are the Super Bowl-hopeful Broncos jinxed?
The Broncos are favored to win the Super Bowl this season. The team has one of the all-time greatest quarterbacks, one of the league’s best defenses, and an easy schedule.
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By Ben Markus
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Solar Panel Price Dive Dooms GE Aurora Plant, May Lower Xcel Paymets for Rooftop Solar
General Electric is scrapping plans to build a $300 million solar panel factory in Aurora, which would’ve been the largest of its kind in the nation.
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By Ben Markus
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Black Forest Fire: A Lost Home
Black Forest Fire photos taken by Alex Chambers. The most destructive fire in state history has consumed close to 500 homes.
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Denver Council to Votes on Taxing Marijuana
It’s not easy to regulate or tax a brand new industry — but that’s just what lawmakers are grappling with.
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Home Construction Roars Back in Colorado
A home under construction by New Town Builders in Denver’s Stapleton neighborhood. The company is building 78 homes, and all but one is already sold.
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Family Still Struggles with Aurora Shooting
Mike White Sr. says the shooting has tramatized the whole family.
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Oil and Gas Spurs Downtown Real Estate Boom
Photo: View from the 47th floor of 1801 California St. in downtown Denver.
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Wildfire Maps Show Latest Stats on Fires Across Colorado
Current Wildfires View Colorado Current Fires in a larger map Source: Colorado Office of Emergency Management County Fire Restrictions and Bans* Source: Colorado Office of Emergency Management *Information on fire restrictions and […]
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Colorado Tries to Recoup over $100 Million in Mistaken Unemployment Benefits
The state Labor Department is whittling away at a $128 million unemployment overpayment balance. The agency collected $20 million in the last 12 months.
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Map of Homes Destroyed in Black Forest
Data representing the most up to date information as of June 21st.
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State Targets Oil and Gas Ozone Pollution
Oil well in NE Colorado. Photo courtesy of Anadarko. Summer in Colorado means warm weather and sunny skies. It also means ozone pollution.
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Drilling Foes Regroup After Bitter Legislative Session
Photo: Moms and kids deliver postcards to Boulder County Commissioners asking for an extension of a moratorium on drilling.
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Keeping Up With the Bills: Marijuana Regs
Photo: Inside the Pink House dispensary grow operation in North Denver. Ben Markus/CPR The smoke’s clearing from this year’s intense legislative session. Or is the smoke actually getting thicker?
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Colo. First to Regulate Recreational Pot
Colorado has just become the first state in the country to pass regulations governing recreational marijuana sales.
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Gas Spill Fuels Crackdown on Industry
[Photos of the Parachute Creek cleanup courtesy of Bruce Gordon, Ecoflight] The state House could vote as early as this week on an overhaul of the state’s oil and gas regulating […]
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