In Defense of Bats: Why Colorado’s Unsung Animal Heroes Deserve Our Respect—and Our Help

One of Boulder’s nocturnal flyers pleads her species’ case.

Angela Ufheil

Environment

Colorado Democrats’ Fight Over Environmental Policy Plays Out in the Headlines

Angela Ufheil

Can Neguse’s Climate Corps Extinguish Colorado’s Record Wildfires?

Sarah Lamagna

What the Media Missed About the Viral Paper on the Marijuana Industry’s Environmental Impact

Nicholas Hunt

The Electric Vehicle Era Is Coming to Colorado

Lindsey B. King

How To Use (Almost) Everything Again

The most effective way to reduce waste is by not making unnecessary new products in the first place. Here, an abridged guide to reducing and reusing things in Denver.

Lindsey B. King

Xcel Is Expending Energy To Make Its Grid Greener

The utility says it’s on track to hit its climate change goals, but there are ways you can help, too.

Lindsey B. King

Sustainability Is About More Than Plastic Straws

It’s time to act on the single-use plastics that are mucking up our rivers and oceans and overflowing our landfills.

Lindsey B. King

How Denver Can Combat Its High Temperature Problem

The city’s heat-trapping materials have been increasing the mercury, but there are ways to combat the warmth.

Lindsey B. King

The Folly of Food Waste

Organic material and landfills are a bad combination. Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to divert leftovers.

Lindsey B. King

Aurora’s Wompost Is Transforming Compost Collection

We break down how Carolyn Pace makes composting more accessible for Front Range residents.

Kaelyn Lynch

How to Live More Sustainably in Colorado

In honor of Earth Day, we asked Colorado’s eco-experts about their efforts to save the planet and what you can do to make a bigger impact each day.

Lindsey B. King

Is Colorado Underestimating the Oil and Gas Industry’s Impact on Climate Change?

State officials, researchers, and advocacy groups disagree about the way methane should be measured as Colorado plans to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Angela Ufheil

How You Can Help Scientists Collect Better Information About Colorado’s Snowpack

The Community Snow Observations project is recruiting adventurers to measure the depth of powder in remote areas. The initiative could provide more accurate information about spring runoff and help us better understand climate change.

Elizabeth Miller

More Than 100 Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Got a COVID-19 Vaccine Before You

It’s likely that this native mammal, which was brought back from the brink of extinction just four decades ago, is highly susceptible to the novel coronavirus. And with only 250 of the species in captivity, scientists developed a vaccine to protect them.

Georgia Perry

How One Perfect Memory Survived the East Troublesome Fire

A friend, a long hike, and the regenerative nature of the wilderness.

Martin J. Smith

How 2020 Has Affected the Way We Should Manage Forest Fires

Colorado’s wildfire season this year was apocalyptic—and experts caution that this is just the beginning.

Victoria Carodine

Wildfire Updates: East Troublesome Fire Grows 100,000 Acres Overnight

Communities have been evacuated, Rocky Mountain National Park is closed, and officials are hoping the East Troublesome fire doesn’t connect with the Cameron Peak fire—the largest in state history.

Jay Bouchard

Are Wildfires a Natural Solution to Overcrowding on Colorado’s Trails?

It has been a massive (and in some cases tragic) year for Colorado wildfires. One silver lining? Some fragile ecosystems may now be able to recover without human impact.

Sarah Lamagna

Colorado Wildfire Smoke Has Been Unprecedented Lately. Get Used to It

A confluence of factors—namely massive fires resulting from climate change—brought dangerous smoke to the Front Range this summer. Here’s why we can expect it to be the new normal.

Ryan Wichelns