Blooms can still be found in the West’s news desert.
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How best to share the disappearing Colorado River
Seven Western states must rewrite the rules of the river and cut water use — before they bleed the critical artery dry.
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New rules limiting clean water protections ignore stream science
What happens to part of a river network affects all of it.
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When a huge utility company pledges to go carbon free
Xcel Energy says it wants to ‘step up and do more’ to reduce greenhouse gases.
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What the 2018 farm bill means for the West
Lawmakers see hemp legalization and conservation funding as the big wins.
Posted inDecember 10, 2018: Critical Mass
Batsh*t bafflegab?; flatearthers not on a ball; trolling the troll
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Life in sanctuary: Will a mother’s sacrifice be worth it?
A Salvadorian immigrant faces the mental and physical repercussions of living in a Denver church.
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Climate report details deep hits to the Southwest
Climate change will impact economy, infrastructure and more.
Posted inNovember 26, 2018: Follow the fish
Reproachful roommate; a deceased politician is victorious; helpful hiker
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Inside Colorado’s ‘hotbed’ of wildlife conflict
Documents show flawed management leads to unnecessary killings of bighorn sheep.
Posted inNovember 12, 2018: Old Wests, and new
Reconciling wildness and the American dream
A writer finds a home in the wild landscapes of the West.
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In the West, climate action falters on the ballot
While climate-focused candidates won key races in the region, ballot initiatives to limit fossil fuels’ effects failed.
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Colorado’s top offices go blue
Midterm voters elected Jared Polis, the nation’s first openly gay governor.
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A high-stakes water reckoning looms in the West
Be it a wet or a dry year, the water rich in Colorado’s North Fork Valley take their share.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
A Denver high school welcomes the world’s refugees
The Newcomers explores the lives of immigrant teens and what it takes to become an American.
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
Elaborate hoaxes; respect in Rifle; lost lovers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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A utility in coal country doubles down on renewables
‘You can politicize it all you want, but in the end economics is really what drives it.’
Posted inOctober 29, 2018: When your neighborhood goes BOOM
The rising risks of the West’s latest gas boom
An explosion in suburban Colorado raises questions on safety and accountability.
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The lone punk rocker of Paonia
A musician finds a home among a small town’s orchards and fields.
Posted inOctober 15, 2018: Nature Retreat
Ed Marston’s fierce love transformed the West
How the man who ‘just wanted to write’ created an institution.