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Colorado Parks and Wildlife ends search for wolf attacking livestock in Rio Blanco County
Post Independent - Colorado
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is ending its search for an uncollared wolf attacking livestock in Rio Blanco County after an unsuccessful attempt at killing the animal, according to a news release sent by the agency on Tuesday. The state wildlife...
Colorado Governor Promotes Psychedelic ‘Listening Session’ Being Hosted By State Agencies This Week
Marijuana Moment
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August 26, 2025
The governor of Colorado is inviting people to attend a “listening session” about the state’s legal psychedelics program this week. Wednesday’s event, hosted by several state agencies, “is a great opportunity to share information, hear feedback,...
Colorado River Trail to close for invasive fish removal at RMNP
CBS 4 - Colorado
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In an effort to protect and reintroduce native fish, wildlife officials in Rocky Mountain National Park are closing several popular hiking trails along the northeastern end of the Colorado River this week. After the removal of non-native fish...
Ciscomani relaunches bipartisan caucus focused on preserving access to colorado river water
Tucson Standard - Arizona
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August 26, 2025
Juan Ciscomani, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 6th Congressional District | ciscomani.house.govJuan Ciscomani, U.S. Representative for Arizona's 6th Congressional District | ciscomani.house.gov Congressman Juan Ciscomani of Arizona's 6th...
Good for the athletes and the environment: A look at Folsom Field's new turf
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 27, 2025
BOULDER, Colo. — The Colorado Buffaloes will kick off the 2025 season at home against Georgia Tech on Friday. It will also be the first game for Folsom Field's new turf, which features an organic infill aimed at helping athletes and the...
City of Denver layoffs impact Denver's Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency Office
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
The City of Denver's Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency (CASR) office is feeling the impacts from citywide layoffs. That office alone is now dealing with five layoffs and 22 vacancies eliminated. A spokesperson for CASR said as of right...
Climate Science Digest: August 26, 2025
Muser Press
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August 26, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup (August 26, 2025), featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. Industry managed forests more likely to fuel megafires The odds of high-severity...
Colorado wildfire forces weeks-long evacuation of state prison
KUNC - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
A state prison in Colorado has been evacuated for more than two weeks because of a wildfire. As the Lee Fire approached the Rifle Correctional Center on Aug. 9, the Colorado Department of Corrections began evacuating the 179 people in custody,...
Colorado landfill regulation vote delayed until December
Waste Dive
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August 26, 2025
Dive Brief: The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission opted on Friday not to take a final vote on Regulation 31, a package of rules that would implement sweeping changes to landfill rules. Commissioners said they needed more time to understand...
Climate change and clean energy with Dan Delurey 8/26/25
WAMC - New York
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August 26, 2025
Dan Delurey is back to talk about climate change and emerging clean energy technologies. Dan is the former White House Director of Clean Energy and is Senior Fellow for Energy & Climate at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Sarah LaDuke hosts. Dan...
After Republican spending cuts, public media stations — including in Colorado — wait on money for emergency alerts
The Colorado Sun
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August 27, 2025
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, The Associated Press Warning: This may be an actual emergency — as far as emergencies about emergencies go, at least. The recently defunded nonprofit corporation that distributed federal money to public media stations...
Like Reagan, Trump is slashing US environment regulations, but his strategy may have deeper impact
Alaska Beacon
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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.”...
Climate change is an urgent but often overlooked education policy issue
The Brookings Institution
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The United States is facing a dual crisis in declining educational outcomes and escalating climate impacts. Student achievement has dropped to its lowest level in a quarter century and the pandemic-era spike in chronic absenteeism has largely...
One-on-one with Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet
Vail Daily - Colorado
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During his third term representing Colorado at the United States Capitol, Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet said the two most prominent issues brought forward by constituents are the growing lack of affordability and worries about the political chaos...
Biologists and fire fighters rescue native trout from Colorado fire
Hatchery International
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August 26, 2025
Biologists from Colorado Parks and Recreation (CPW) and San Juan National Forest, and neighbourhood firefighters, helped save 266 native cutthroat trout from the Stoner Mesa Fire. The fish are known as one of Colorado’s most precious natural...
No, Colorado’s New Wildlife Overpass Isn’t the World’s Largest. But It
5280 Magazine - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. On a steamy August morning, standing atop a small hill just west of I-25 between Castle Rock and Monument, Chuck Attardo surveys the enormous bridge he’s...
This Colorado science teacher wants students to understand how food gets to the dinner table
Chalkbeat
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How do teachers captivate their students? Here, in a feature we call How I Teach, we ask great educators how they approach their jobs. Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free monthly newsletter How I Teach to get inspiration, news, and advice for — and from...
Utah officials optimistic Colorado River deal can be reached
The Times Independent - Utah
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August 26, 2025
Editor’s note: This report has been revised to clarify the state is willing to do more to conserve Colorado River water, but has not said it was willing to take a reduction in now much it is allocated. The seven states that depend on the Colorado...
Meet Clara Faith, the newest member of the Denver7 weather team
Denver 7 - Colorado
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August 26, 2025
DENVER — Clara Faith, the newest member of Denver7’s weather team, made her on-air debut with the station Tuesday morning. Faith, a self-described “southern girl through and through,” joins the Denver7 team from WACH-TV in Columbia, South...
18 of the best things to do in Aspen, Colorado
Lonely Planet
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From its famous ski slopes to its scenic and tree-lined hiking trails, it’s no secret that Aspen is a great base for outdoor adventurers. While it may be best known for skiing (and celebrity sightings), this scenic mountain town in Colorado’s...