Environment

Bipartisan conservation poll shows increasing concern over environmental issues in Western States

Rocky Mountain hazy layers in he late afternoon sun, seen looking west along Interstate 70 from Buffalo Herd Overlook, Sept.…

February 16, 2024

Cloud seeding pilot program passes first committee

Process has been shown to increase rainfall, but some are concerned about the chemicals being released into the atmosphere

January 24, 2024

Colorado Parks and Wildlife carries out deer collaring with herd southwest of Durango

collection contributes to understanding of migration patterns, mitigating human-wildlife impacts

January 24, 2024

Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases

Contamination at Cannon and at Holloman Air Force bases have already cost New Mexico over $8 million

January 10, 2024

As the world ends the hottest year recorded, scientists say it’s getting harder to predict Colorado’s climate

has received less snow than is typical for this time of year, a stark contrast to last winter

December 31, 2023

A new tool designed to put environmental justice on the map in Colorado has faced a rocky rollout

Researchers are working to understand the impact of noise pollution on wildlife, and how to reduce it, in places like…

December 27, 2023

2024 forecasts show less water will flow into Lake Powell. Don’t panic, experts say

estimated flow of Colorado River water into Lake Powell, where water for millions of people is stored, has dropped by…

December 27, 2023

Comments accepted on HD Mountains drilling plan

Responses to environmental assessment accepted through Jan. 16

December 22, 2023

How a gas utility fought to keep two Colorado towns hooked on fossil fuels

City Hall in Crested Butte on the Western Slope, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News…

December 22, 2023

Colorado pitches even more “intensity” caps on oil and gas to help fight ozone

Environmental groups hit air regulators’ plan for no enforcement, too much wiggle room

December 15, 2023

New EPA methane emissions rules celebrated by some, cause concern for others

rules will limit leaks from over 20,000 oil and gas wells in the Four Corners

December 5, 2023

Colorado’s recycling rates are atrocious. Here’s how one Denver-area restaurant is trying to change that.

state remains stuck at 16% reuse, only half the national average, but new laws on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers…

November 24, 2023

New federal grants will help Colorado groups address environmental injustices across the state

Kitila Beyan holds up anchotes, a potato-like vegetable, that he grew in the Horse Barn Community Garden operated by Denver…

November 21, 2023

Nation and region’s climate worsening, but can still be improved, says new federal assessment

A helicopter picks up mulch to spread in Poudre Canyon, about 50 miles west of Fort Collins, to try to…

November 15, 2023

Dam on the Arkansas River near Salida finally removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal of the dam that has threatened river runners, fish…

November 13, 2023

BLM has a plan to tackle booming recreation – at least in theory

agency is taking a hard look at how to protect land and wildlife while welcoming ever more visitors.

October 6, 2023

Bulldozing at Barr Lake has birders flapping over Colorado priorities

Colorado Parks & Wildlife does not own the reservoir where century-old cottonwoods were scraped and bird watchers now see a…

October 4, 2023

Report examines impacts of climate change on drought, vegetation in Four Corners area

humans are causing the Four Corners region to become hotter and drier

September 7, 2023

Fireflies are thriving in Colorado wetlands. Scientists want to shed light on why

Research could one day guide reintroduction efforts

July 14, 2023

Colorado has 100s more wild horses than the feds say it should. So volunteers are hitting them with fertility darts

long-term goal is to control the mustang population on the state’s four herd-management areas with fertility control

July 11, 2023

Nonprofit offers environmental summer camp for students in Southwest Colorado

Program partners with Fort Lewis College to introduce career pathways

June 17, 2023

Silverton awarded $800,000 from EPA

will be used for environmental cleanup and revitalization

May 26, 2023

Navajo Nation officials, activists feel cut out as company advances uranium mining plans

Disposal methods cause concern about future spills, contamination

May 26, 2023

Four Corners Beekeepers Association provides education, support

Benefits of bees, beekeeping are vast

May 24, 2023