Why Grassland Fires Still Surprise Us
Studies show that grassland fires occur more frequently than forest fires. So why didn’t we see something like the Marshall Fire in Boulder County coming?
Studies show that grassland fires occur more frequently than forest fires. So why didn’t we see something like the Marshall Fire in Boulder County coming?
The Latinx-focused nonprofit’s new program, AIRE, will collect air pollution data in Commerce City, Elyria-Swansea, and Globeville to suss out the Suncor refinery’s impact on community health.
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Severe drought expands in Denver, as the city awaits its latest first snow on record.
Jeff Grasser, Copper Mountain’s efficiency manager, developed a plan to gather native seeds and spread them in areas where growth has been disturbed by humans.
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The group of women are doing more than simply providing diversity for an industry suffering from staff shortages and weak retention rates.
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Summit County officials evacuated nearly 200 residences in Silverthorne earlier this week due to the Ptarmigan Fire’s rapid spread. Fire managers say they’re seeing more burns behave in a similar manner.
Mile High City businesses are investing in beehives as a way to ease the workforce back to the office. What’s all the buzz about?
Each year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife pilots drop loads of cutthroat trouts into alpine lakes. We look at the process from one survivor’s perspective.
According to a new study from Colorado State University, an influx of water from front yards keeps city creeks active during the summer.
And if recent trends are any indication, Coloradans will need to accept the brutal heat as the new summer norm.
A study published in Ecology shows that some of Colorado’s cutest critter populations are living at higher and higher elevations—and could soon be pushed out of the state.
With wildfire smoke choking Denver, now seems like as good a time as any to check in on the governmental body charged with cleaning Colorado’s skies.
Powered by a $4 million endowment, the Yampa River Fund is building a more resilient waterway.
What happens to low-income residents of mountain communities if wildfire mitigation fails?
One of Boulder’s nocturnal flyers pleads her species’ case.
In a recent Colorado Springs Gazette editorial, Governor Jared Polis threatened to veto a new environmental justice bill. But some lawmakers say his reason why makes no sense—and will harm vulnerable communities.