The repeal of the bedrock Chevron doctrine throws climate and conservation laws into doubt.
Colorado
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Colorado’s oil and gas rules put taxpayers at risk, according to study
The report contradicts claims that the new rules are the ‘most robust in the country.’
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When a landslide blocks your commute
The Teton Pass collapse highlights the importance — and growing vulnerability — of mountain roads.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
Water inequality on the Colorado River
A new accounting reveals deep disparities in Western water consumption.
Posted inJune 2024: The Idea of Wilderness
Elusive elephants, zany zebras and Idaho anti-anthropophagists
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Denver’s new immigration plan, explained
The new program caps shelter stays for all new immigrants but expands services for 800 asylum seekers.
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Denver lanza programa de asistencia para solicitantes de asilo
El nuevo programa busca brindar apoyo a 800 recién llegados, pero cortará recursos para los demas.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Bird-naming brouhahas, buggy burritos and a goat-milking meetup
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Is Biden a public-lands protector?
The administration makes the biggest land-management moves in a half century.
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Can ice climbing bring life to an isolated Colorado town in the dead of winter?
Lake City’s ice-climbing park is transforming the local economy.
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Could building on public land address the housing crisis?
The West has a plethora of land and a shortage of houses. Some are wondering if a solution lies within.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of the state legislative season
While Congress does nothing, Western state lawmakers pass a flurry of consequential and/or crazy — bills.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Can affordable housing for Indigenous communities work?
The question looms large as Denver breaks ground on its first affordable housing project for Indigenous people.
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During climate chaos, a witness and champion of the West
A Q&A with author and educator Laura Pritchett.
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Wild ice: A training ground for rural skaters
On the Western Slope of Colorado, frozen reservoirs and rivers offer interesting terrain for skating.
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Fund conservation as you drive
Colorado’s new wolf-themed specialty license plate joins a regional menagerie of critter-themed plates.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Can coexistence with wolves be bought?
When Colorado voted for wolf reintroduction, it also mandated compensation for ranchers. The hard part: figuring out the details.
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The state of the West’s cannabis economy
A booming industry is reviving communities and suffering growing pangs.
Posted inJanuary 11, 2024: The Creatures in Our Midst
Bighorns, badgers, coyotes and Christmas tumbleweeds
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Mountain towns are trying all sorts of solutions to the housing crisis
A new report details the many ways that high-altitude communities are wrestling with ballooning housing costs.