Pine beetles’ feast on ponderosas accelerated 150% in 2025, state forester reports
admin Colorado pine beetles munched their way through 150% more ponderosa in 2025, and the emerald ash borer spread through the…
Environment
Boulder County reverses, allows CEMEX to keep operating kiln
Boulder County reversed an earlier termination of the CEMEX permit and will allow the Lyons cement plant to continue operating.
Who’s testing the tap water in Cañon City? Not the agencies responsible for cleaning up the toxic plume from the Cotter Uranium Mill.
Wells near the Cotter Superfund site are routinely tested, but activists are worried about hidden springs and other groundwater pathways
Colorado nonprofit offers to buy water for fish, a deal that could help farms weather record drought
Selling water in the drought year may make better financial sense for Colorado farms and ranches than growing crops and…
How microplastic research in Denver’s South Platte River can help a first-of-its-kind study
Led by a doctoral candidate and aided by a team of undergrads and master’s students, the project aims to quantify…
Sheep win in San Luis Valley livestock vs. billionaire ranch owner battle
A ruling in the dispute strikes a compromise, allowing livestock grazing but prohibiting firewood collection around the ranch owner’s new…
Can an Aurora golf course become a responsible wildlife mecca?
Aurora's CommonGround golf course collaborates with Denver Botanic Gardens to plant native grasses and attract wildlife.