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New York sends forest rangers to aid Colorado wildfire efforts
WYDC - New York
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New York has deployed 11 personnel from the Department of Environmental Conservation to assist in battling wildfires in Colorado. The team includes six forest rangers and four forestry staff working in the San Juan National Forest, along with one...
Colorado’s rural hospitals are failing — and so are policies that attack our nonprofit status (Opinion)
Denver Post - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
Imagine a scenario in which someone, grievously ill or injured, goes to their local hospital, only to find the doors locked, the lights out, and a sign informing them that their nearest alternative is more than an hour away by car in one...
New York State Forest Rangers deployed to assist with Colorado wildfires
WBNG - New York
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July 17, 2025
NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, Forest Rangers and Lands and Forests staff are traveling to Colorado to support ongoing efforts to contain wildfires...
Best lenses for wildlife photography 2025 — crisp, detailed wildlife shots
LiveScience
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July 17, 2025
We know there's no such thing as 'the best lenses for wildlife photography' because these optics can be used for many different subjects. But if you've ever spotted a professional wildlife photographer at work, you'll probably have seen them...
Colorado wildfire grows 6,000 acres overnight as several western fires rage on
Colorado Politics
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Several wildfires continue to eat their way through western Colorado's mountainous terrain, with one growing more than 6,000 acres overnight after crossing over from Utah, according to emergency officials. The scorching weather and "extreme"...
Nebraska sues Colorado over how much water it’s drawing from South Platte River
The Julesburg Advocate - Colorado
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July 17, 2025
OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska is suing Colorado over the amount of water it draws from the South Platte River, the latest in a long history of water rights disputes between the states that have been left increasingly dry by climate change. Nebraska Gov....
Northern Colorado Athletics Statement on the House vs. NCAA Settlement
1310 KFKA - Colorado
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July 17, 2025
GREELEY, Colo. – On June 6, Judge Claudia Wilken granted final approval of the House v. NCAA settlement, ushering in a historic change in the landscape of college athletics. This agreement brings sweeping reforms, including the ability for...
Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
The Gazette - Colorado
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Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called "the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in...
Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) mobile app displays active fire alerts
The Prowers Journal - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
DENVER — Ahead of the dry summer season, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wants to remind the Colorado outdoor community that the Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) mobile app displays active fire alerts, including wildfires and prescribed burns in...
Colorado Celebrates Milestones in ‘Produced Water’ Policy
Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado
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July 15, 2025
By Chris Arend The Colorado Department of Natural Resources celebrates the progress of the Colorado Produced Water Consortium, a legislatively created coalition that continues to bring together a wide range of voices, ideas, and scientific data to...
Why the Denver Zoo is scoping out condors with drones in Peru
Denverite - Colorado
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July 17, 2025
In the Denver Zoo’s aviary, visitors can meet the playful Andean condors Evita and Andy. The enormous birds stand tall on top of the rocks. When Andy jumps toward his human audience, he spreads his wings for everyone to see and pokes his beak...
A Systematic Literature Review of the Humanistic, Economic, Sociodemographic, and Environmental Burden Associated with Severe COPD
Dove Medical Press
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July 17, 2025
Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, chronic respiratory condition and the third leading cause of death worldwide, responsible for 3.23 million deaths in 2019.1,2 According to the World Health Organization, an...
New study shows declining Colorado growth, but economist has optimism for Colorado Springs
KRDO - Colorado
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July 16, 2025
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - A recent study by the Common Sense Institute (CSI) shows a decrease in population growth statewide in the last decade, but a local economist said El Paso County is in a better spot than other parts of the state....
Neguse leads opposition to proposed NOAA cuts that would shut down Colorado labs
KUNC - Colorado
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July 16, 2025
Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse is leading the opposition to proposed funding cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that would close longstanding research institutions across the country and in Norther Colorado. Neguse...
Colorado Supreme Court term in review: Restitution, racial bias, rescinded opinion and more
Colorado Politics
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The Colorado Supreme Court's most visible decision of its recently concluded term may actually be the one it made five years ago. In 2020, with the retirement of then-Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats, the court's other members decided to switch to a...
Colorado sues Trump administration over $80M freeze in school funding
Golden Transcript - Colorado
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July 14, 2025
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit in coordination with more than 20 other states Monday against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully freezing approximately $80 million in federal education funding intended for...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Relocate Elk Found in Lakewood
99.9 The Point - Colorado
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July 14, 2025
It is not at all uncommon to see elk on the Front Range of Colorado. A couple of years ago, I saw a massive bull elk just chilling on the southeast corner of U.S. 287 and Highway 402 in Loveland. He was just standing there, acting like he was...
Colorado Humanities Orgs Scramble After NEH Funding Cancelled
Westword - Colorado
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July 14, 2025
Humanities encompass our traditions, our exchange of ideas, our shared histories and how those things are passed on to future generations, says Maggie Coval, executive director of Colorado Humanities. "We firmly believe that humanities belong to...
Coping with Climate Crises on the Job
Labor Notes
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July 16, 2025
Heat, smoke, flooding, hurricanes, fires, turbulence—on the job, workers are already facing the ravages of a changing climate. These problems are ripe for organizing—usually everyone is feeling it. Often it’s very clear what solution would help,...
Trump’s EPA moves to reject key portions of a Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
Colorado Public Radio
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to reject Colorado’s plan to close several coal-fired power plants, arguing the scheduled retirements threaten grid reliability and fail to comply with federal law. Colorado plans to close all six of...