Colorado Could Look Drastically More Arid, Less Green in 100 Years
A new study on plant cover and megadrought conditions in the Colorado Plateau region shows the future of the Centennial State might be more barren than we thought.
A new study on plant cover and megadrought conditions in the Colorado Plateau region shows the future of the Centennial State might be more barren than we thought.
Nearly half a million homes in the Centennial State could be without water by 2050. Colorado River reservoir levels are in a free fall. And local farmers already don’t have the supplies they need. What happens next depends on what we do today.
Our guide to beneficial electrification will help you make your home much more eco-friendly.
The founder of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute is known the world over as a gardening guru. But now the Eagle County resident is facing a challenge from a pest he never anticipated: zoning.
A hundred years ago this month, a handful of men tasked with divvying up the Colorado River gravely misjudged its character. Is it too late to fix their mistakes?
Federal land managers are drafting new definitions for different types of forests, an endeavor that could help protect Colorado’s most aged forests.
They’ve got 6,000 legs, 3,000 horns, and an appetite for fire mitigation.
Eco-activists might be frustrated with the governor, but could anyone do a better job?
Also called oshá, the plant is sacred to many Native American and Indigenous people, who don’t want it commoditized by the American herbal products industry. Because it often grows on public lands, the U.S. Forest Service has been put smack in the middle of the fight.
As we approach what would typically be monsoon season in the Centennial State, the ongoing La Niña weather pattern we’ve been experiencing is looking as if it will stay put. That could mean worsening drought conditions across Colorado and the Southwest.
Campfires are great, but one Coloradan dares to ask, “Are they really worth it?”
Regional haze is threatening the scenic beauty the Centennial State is famous for.
The four-year-old company, which services restaurants, apartment buildings, and households across the metro area, aims to cut down on fuel emissions and create a circular economy around food waste.
In advance of Earth Day, we asked the local recycling company Happy Beetle to tell us exactly where they sent all the crap one editor has been accumulating.
Lindsay Garcia serves as the director of communications for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action, an organization seeking to reconcile religion with the reality of climate change.
A bill being discussed in the state legislature could help the Colorado Department of Transportation create more wildlife corridors.
