Pelicans solve fishy dilemma plaguing Boulder biologists
“At this point we think this problem has solved itself,” said Jennifer Churchill, a spokesperson with Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
By Grace Hood
Health-related Oil and Gas Task Force recs gets state funding
The largest and most significant will send nearly $2 million to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
By Grace Hood
Garfield County offers mineral rights to keep western watershed untouched
The area is important to outdoor enthusiasts and it’s seen as one of Colorado’s largest roadless stretches.
By Grace Hood
Snowpack deepens across Colorado, but southwest struggles
Overall statewide snowpack numbers went up 10 percent between last Thursday and Monday.
By Grace Hood
Booming cities, taxed rivers, and tumbleweeds frame Colorado’s water plans
“If the Front Range is going to continue to grow, it will only be at the expense of agriculture,” said farmer Dale Mauch. “There’s just not enough water.”
By Grace Hood
Below average snowpack, above average reservoir storage in Colorado
Taryn Fennisey of the Colorado Water Conservation Board says below-average snowpack is a concern, but reservoir storage levels are well above average.
By Grace Hood
Scientists investigate SW Colorado for origin of methane hotspot
The sampling is part of a larger effort to measure air pollution across oil and gas fields in the West.
By Grace Hood
Noble Energy announces layoffs in Colorado
Nobel is cutting about 100 jobs in Colorado, 80 of them in Denver and 20 of them in Greeley.
By Grace Hood
Nest cams create reality TV about the birds, but for the people
The Boulder County osprey camera is the most popular page on the county’s website. It’s one of several cameras that’s capturing the inner lives of birds.
By Grace Hood
Voluntary efforts could save the greater sage grouse, governors say
Greater sage grouse once numbered in the millions, but the population is now below 500,000.
By Grace Hood
How is the flagging oil industry affecting you? Let us know
We want to understand the personal and professional impacts it has had on your lifestyle and decisions.
By Grace Hood
Tumbling oil prices knock Weld County down, but not out
The decline in Colorado’s oil economy growth is directly tied to the low price of oil. Economic experts aren’t sure where prices are headed.
By Grace Hood
Listen to aspen trees having ‘heart attacks’ due to drought
A Carnegie-led team of scientists studied how the trees were affected by drought, and developed a model to predict how future climate patterns would affect the aspen.
By Grace Hood
Supreme Court will decide if EPA needed to consider costs of coal regulations
The debate centers around mercury emissions from the plants—something Colorado has been reducing.
By Grace Hood
Fort Collins breaks ground on community solar array
High demand from Fort Collins residents means that a new community solar array in the city will nearly double in size.
By Grace Hood
State lawmakers approve funding for additional oil and gas monitoring
State lawmakers on the Joint Budget Committee are moving forward with proposals to improve the inspection of oil and gas wells in Colorado and the monitoring of air near them.
By Grace Hood