
Cooler weather helps slow spread of Western Slope wildfires, including South Rim fire
Favorable weather helped crews gain ground, but the area remains packed with dry vegetation ready to fuel multiple wildfires.

By Sam Brasch

Trump’s EPA moves to reject key portions of a Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
The proposed rejection doesn’t stop Colorado from enforcing the plan, but it signals the federal government no longer supports the state’s approach to combat air quality and climate change.

By Sam Brasch

Dry weather continues to stoke fires in southwest Colorado
The Deer Creek fire that began in Utah has spread into Colorado.

By Sam Brasch

South Rim Fire now over 4,000 acres with zero containment, Black Canyon of the Gunnison remains closed
A community meeting is scheduled Tuesday evening to provide further updates.

By Sam Brasch

Turner Gulch fire now largest burning within Colorado after it quadruples in size
Afternoon thunderstorms on the Western Slope have fanned the flames with gusty winds. Meaningful rain isn’t expected until Friday.

By Sam Brasch

The discounts behind Colorado’s EV boom are disappearing fast
The best time to buy or lease a battery-powered car in Colorado was sometime in 2024. The second-best time is right now.

By Sam Brasch

Colorado has a new rule to limit gas-powered lawn equipment in favor of electric — but the state isn’t enforcing it yet
A new regulation effective June 1 bans governments and their contractors from using small gas-powered equipment during the summer ozone season.

By Sam Brasch

Proposed NOAA budget would shutter Boulder’s world-class climate research laboratories
The plan follows through on Project 2025, which called to radically shrink the agency’s research arm.

By Sam Brasch

Yes, Colorado has fireflies, and scientists are decoding their bioluminescent blinking
CU Boulder researchers are working to understand Front Range firefly populations, which put on evening light shows for a brief period between late June and early July.

By Sam Brasch

How the Republican budget bill could shatter Colorado’s clean energy boom
By phasing out incentives and imposing a new tax, the proposed legislation could raise the price of solar and wind projects.


Colorado’s Western Slope braces for a weekend primed for wildfires
The National Weather Service has issued red flag warnings for most of western Colorado amid forecasted heat and high winds.

By Sam Brasch

Severe thunderstorms and hail sweep Colorado’s Front Range, Eastern Plains on Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Boulder has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for southern Weld County and Denver International Airport.

By Sam Brasch

To protect livestock, Colorado might feed roadkill to its most problematic wolves
The strategy is meant to distract a pack away from calves in Pitkin County, where ranchers are growing increasingly frustrated with the state’s controversial reintroduction program.

By Sam Brasch

Trump’s latest budget proposal could gut climate and weather research in Colorado
If Congress approves the proposal, it could force Colorado’s federally funded labs and university partnerships to jettison staff and key programs.

By Sam Brasch

Colorado joins multi-state lawsuit to protect rules mandating electric vehicle sales, cleaner diesel trucks
The legal action comes the same day President Trump signed resolutions to block states from enforcing the clean transportation policies.

By Sam Brasch

Utilities warn Republican budget bill would increase energy costs for Colorado households
Colorado electricity providers say that repealing tax credits designed to support wind and solar would leave them little choice but to increase energy prices.

By Sam Brasch