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Colorado Senator shows support for the Colorado community fighting Buc-ee's development
KOAA News 5 - Colorado
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August 25, 2025
PALMER LAKE, Colo. (KOAA) — In the ongoing dispute over whether or not a Buc-ee's gas station should be built along County Line Road between Douglas and El Paso County is seeing national attention, now from Federal Lawmakers. Colorado Democratic...
Colorado Lawmakers Change Funding for Health Insurance Bill in Special Session
Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado
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August 25, 2025
This story by Sara Wilson appeared on Colorado Newsline on August 24, 2025. Lawmakers now want to sell additional tax credits instead of borrowing from the state’s unclaimed property fund to shore up the Health Insurance Affordability Enterprise...
A moon rover is driving around a ranch in southern Colorado. Here’s why.
The Colorado Sun
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August 26, 2025
HUERFANO COUNTY — In a lonely part of southern Colorado between Rye and Walsenburg, the most off-road-looking, off-road vehicle maneuvers past craters, rolls over dirt mounds and kicks up a little dust as it drives in a location so obscure that...
Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have a far deeper impact
The Conversation
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August 26, 2025
When the Trump administration announced it was moving to eliminate dozens of U.S. climate policies, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin said he was sending “a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.”...
Colorado’s aspen trees are showing their fall colors while it’s still August. Is that a bad thing?
KUNC - Colorado
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If you look at your calendar – or your weather app – you’ll notice that we are still firmly in the dog days of summer. You should be spending weekends at the pool or sitting in the shade with a cold beverage. But if you look at your local aspen...
Report: Colorado wildfires bigger, more frequent
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
Click play to listen to this article. The Lee Fire just northwest of Rifle has become Colorado’s fifth-largest in recorded history and a new report from Colorado State University suggested large-scale wildfires will be more frequent and less...
Georgia Tech Safety Spins Question About Colorado Elevation Into Excuse To Bash Culture
BroBible
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August 25, 2025
© Brett Davis-Imagn Images / © Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Audio By Carbonatix Georgia Tech will open its 2025 college football season in Boulder against Colorado. The Yellow Jackets will not be intimidated by the opposing environment. Safety...
Map Reveals Toxic Pollution Leaking from U.S. Drilling Sites
Yale E360
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August 25, 2025
Scientists have shown that U.S. oil and gas drilling sites are not just leaking methane but also a host of toxic chemicals that pose an urgent threat to the health of those living nearby. A new interactive map details the impact of hundreds of...
Commentary: Xcel’s transition away from coal is an opportunity to achieve 100% clean energy in Colorado
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
Xcel Energy’s recent decision to close its coal power plants across the state by 2030 puts Colorado at an important crossroads. The closing of these power plants, most notably Comanche 3 in Pueblo, presents an opportunity to transition our state...
Are There Lizard People in Denver Airport? Inside the Denver Airport Conspiracy
Travel Awaits
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August 26, 2025
Of course, there aren’t any lizard people at Denver International Airport. Videos by TravelAwaits At least, not that anyone can prove. But the Denver Airport conspiracy, which revolves around the idea that there are lizard people roaming the...
Oakley opens new store in River North Arts District, Denver
Retail Insight Network
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August 26, 2025
Sports apparel and accessories company Oakley has opened a new store in Denver’s River North Arts District (RiNo) in the US state of Colorado, offering a “first-of-its-kind, immersive shopping experience” to both athletes and artists. The retail...
Are aspens actually changing color early? The answer is not so simple
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
ESTES PARK, Colo. — The weather in Colorado this week has been hinting at the end of summer and the start of fall, which has many people asking about when the best time will be to see fall foliage in the state. "This is a typical time, you know,...
“It’s a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat”: Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina
The Nation
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August 28, 2025
Activism / August 28, 2025 The New Orleans jazz great tells Covering Climate Now, “When you make a song, you want to inspire people, but you also want to let them know what they can do.” Edit Ad Policy Jon Batiste. (David Fenton) This story is...
Federal rollbacks and urban pollution threaten the air at Utah national parks
KUER - Utah
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August 26, 2025
Every Tuesday, Bryce Canyon National Park scientist Rhiannon Garrard gives the park’s atmosphere a weekly check-up. At the air quality monitoring station on a hill above the canyon rim, she checked off her mental to-do list on a recent August...
Bill aiming to pause Colorado wolf reintroductions passes — with amendments allowing program to continue
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 25, 2025
DENVER — New legislation that aimed to pause Colorado's gray wolf reintroduction program and reallocate some of the funds underwent amendments — ultimately allowing the program to continue as planned — and is now headed to the governor's desk....
Pa. and other states fast-track wind, solar permits and contracts to beat Trump’s deadline
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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August 28, 2025
Across the country, state leaders are racing to fast-track wind and solar projects before the expiration of federal tax credits to support clean energy. Colorado is directing state agencies to prioritize permits for projects that might qualify for...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low likelihood, study finds
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
The collapse of a critical Atlantic current can no longer be considered a low-likelihood event, a study has concluded, making deep cuts to fossil fuel emissions even more urgent to avoid the catastrophic impact. The Atlantic meridional overturning...
Capturing the spirit of Northwest Colorado: Local photographer Janele Husband reflects on art, community and Craig’s creative future
Craig Daily Press - Colorado
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Over the last four decades that Janele Husband has called Moffat County home, she has been a teacher, musician, photographer and advocate for the role of the arts in Northwest Colorado. On Friday, she unveiled a photographic exploration of the...
Day Five of Special Session: Colorado legislature moves key measures forward
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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As artificial intelligence legislation remained in limbo, Colorado's legislators turned their attention on several other measures during Monday's special session, notably debating a change to a measure bill to set aside $100 million to help lower...
Voices: I’ve helped manage Utah’s public lands. Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is a far-reaching assault.
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) The rising sun lights up the rim above the confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers marking the start of Cataract Canyon in Canyonlands Utah in mid-October 2021. When President Donald Trump’s...