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The Trump Administration is using revenue from recreation fees to keep bathrooms clean and trash tidy at national parks during the shutdown. But parks are not charging fees at this time.
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Matt Stensland, Special to The Colorado SunSince Colorado began its wolf reintroduction program two years ago, wildlife officials have worked to find non-lethal ways to stop wolves from attacking livestock. One promising strategy encourages more ranchers to use very large dogs called Turkish Boz Shepherds to guard their flocks and keep wolves away. -
Tim Wint/UnsplashUsing powerful electrical charges to increase rainfall — and help farmers grow crops. That’s the concept behind a new “cloud seeding” project set to happen soon in Weld County. If it’s successful, it could mean farmers across the state will get a little more water for their crops.
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The federal government provided Colorado more than $6 million annually to use on educational programs like the one offered in the 600-student school district located in the San Luis Valley. -
One Colorado lawmaker is sounding the alarm about layoffs at a federal agency that deals with substance abuse and mental health. -
Eric Gilbertson, a professor and mountaineer, carried highly-accurate GPS devices to the top of Crestone and East Crestone peaks to get to the bottom of a hunch. -
Southwest utilities are diversifying their electricity assets. -
The Wild Bear Nature Center is mourning the losses of its animals after a fire burned down their interim facility in Nederland. But the community is grieving with them and stepping up to help. -
After the first round of No Kings protests this summer, Coloradans rallied once again across Northern Colorado Saturday to protest against the Trump administration’s policies.
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That means stepping over private land access public land remains legal in some states, including Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico. -
Zombie trees may look alive but are in the process of demise weakening them and increasing risks to people and property -
A new data center campus is currently under construction in Elyria-Swansea — a neighborhood already struggling with pollution from major highways and Colorado’s only oil and gas refinery. -
A proposal to build one of the largest solar projects in the U.S. has been abruptly halted by the Trump administration — a move critics say undermines the nation’s renewable energy transition. -
New research shows that wildfires are a major contributor to ozone pollution, and can significantly exceed the impacts of human-generated emissions. -
The Great Outdoors Fund helps to fill funding gaps for public lands projects by leveraging private investment.
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