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Turf replacement rebate more than doubles in Southern California, MWD announces
Long Beach Press Telegram - California
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August 28, 2025
Southern California businesses, schools, homeowners associations and other institutions that choose to replace grass with more sustainable landscaping will receive additional financial assistance to help with the effort, the Metropolitan Water...
Gov. Jared Polis orders $103 million in spending cuts, sweeps state cash accounts to help close budget gap
Journal Advocate - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered $103 million in cuts to spending across agencies and the sweeping of $146 million from state cash accounts on Thursday to help plug the rest of the state’s large budget deficit. He also plans to use up to $328...
State carbon fees could cut electricity prices, research finds
E&E News
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August 28, 2025
Several states could cut electricity bills by charging power plants for their climate pollution and giving the money to ratepayers, a new report said. Using carbon fees to subsidize utility costs could save households $62 to $250 per year,...
Iowa groups tell congressional delegation bill would ‘gut’ Clean Water Act
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Iowa groups oppose a federal bill that would reform the waters protected by the Clean Water Act. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Environmental and community groups from Iowa sent a letter Thursday to the state’s congressional...
Trump administration says DPS violated Title IX with gender-neutral bathrooms
Denver Post - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that it found Denver Public Schools had discriminated against girls by creating a gender-neutral bathroom at East High School and adopting a districtwide policy that allows students to use...
Robot Regret: Innovative Research Enhances Decision-Making Safety for Robots Interacting with Humans
Bioengineer.org
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August 28, 2025
In an era where automation and artificial intelligence are reshaping industries, the collaboration between humans and robots has become a focal point for researchers and engineers. One notable endeavor in this realm comes from the University of...
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....
Local ag experts fear climate change effects on food sustainability
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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August 23, 2025
Local agriculture experts fear that climate change could impact food sustainability, as they expressed during an event held at the Yuma Agricultural Center, a 514-acre research farm owned and operated by the University of Arizona through its Yuma...
Upward revision
The Durango Telegraph - Colorado
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A gasoline spill in La Plata County, one that threatens the nearby Animas River, was at least four times larger than originally reported, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe....
Northern Water: NISP still moving forward despite cost ‘hiccups’
Greeley Tribune - Colorado
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August 28, 2025
With more than 20 years of planning, permit applications and courtroom fights behind it, the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) is edging closer to construction. The ambitious plan, led by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District,...
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...
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...
Arizona Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegally Guiding Hunts in Colorado
The MeatEater - Montana
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August 25, 2025
Timothy Rawlings of Laveen, Arizona is facing a year in federal prison after getting busted for illegally outfitting hunts in Colorado—and a slew of other wildlife infractions. According to a Department of Justice press release, Rawlings was...
Arizona cities form alliance to defend Colorado River water amid deepening drought
Environmental Health News
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August 25, 2025
Arizona mayors from across the state have launched a new coalition to push back against looming water cuts from the Colorado River, warning that current negotiations could leave their communities at risk. Wyatt Myskow reports for Inside Climate...
Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires continue to grow ahead of forecasted rain storms
The Canon City Daily Record - Colorado
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August 24, 2025
Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek, according to the National Weather Service....
Map Shows Where Coldest Temperatures Expected Next Week
Newsweek
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August 28, 2025
Millions of Americans can expect below-average temperatures to persist across much of the United States next week, according to a temperature outlook map from the National Weather Service (NWS) Climate Prediction Center, with the steepest...
SCTCC hires new Vice President of Community, Culture, and Institutional Climate
St. Cloud Live - Minnesota
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August 25, 2025
ST. CLOUD — St. Cloud Technical & Community College has a new Vice President of Community, Culture, and Institutional Climate. Alberto Ramos started on Wednesday, Aug. 20, according to an SCTCC news release. The Vice President of Community,...
FNBO Awards $1,730,000 In Impact Grants
Vermillion Plain Talk - South Dakota
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OMAHA, Neb. August 26, 2025 – FNBO has awarded a total of $1,730,000 in Impact Grants to 90 organizations in Nebraska, Iowa, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, South Dakota, Wyoming and Texas, announced Christina Kahler, managing director, philanthropy...
Ex-Raptors president Masai Ujiri takes role as advocate at United Nations
Sportsnet
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August 28, 2025
Masai Ujiri is going global. The former Toronto Raptors president was appointed as a United Nations sustainable goals development advocate on Thursday, according a release sent out by Giants of Africa. Ujiri, who parted with the Raptors in June,...