Clean energy jobs are exploding in Colorado and nowhere faster than the Eastern Plains. Wind energy is a big reason.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Each spring, the Front Range endures miller moth season. Even in relatively mild years like this one, the tiny winged visitors annoy us … frighten us… and fascinate us. So we asked an insect expert to help us unpack the mysteries of the miller moths.
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If you’re planning your cookout for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, we’ve got some ideas to help you get started. And they don’t involve any meat. On today’s In the NoCo, we’ll hear some intriguing recipe ideas from a local vegan chef.
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Does springtime leave you feeling envy over your neighbor’s vegetable garden or flower beds? We’re here to help, especially if you’re new to gardening. On In The NoCo, we have tips for how to develop your green thumb… by starting small.
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The town of Grand Lake is taking steps toward becoming an official Dark Sky community. If certified, they would join 15 other parks and communities across Colorado designated as official Dark Sky places. On In The NoCo, we learn why a growing number of Colorado towns are prioritizing the night sky.
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The Poudre School District Board of Directors abandoned plans to consolidate the district by closing several local schools in a unanimous vote Monday night. The reversal comes after months of overwhelming community pushback.
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Northern Colorado Regional Airport announced late last week that a U.S Customs and Border Protection office is nearly ready to open at its Discovery Air complex. Chris Wood, editor and publisher of BizWest, joined us to discuss.
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A controversial Colorado law states if a child protection caseworker gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on children in one county, that person can still get a job in another county. The law further states that a new employer does not have to know about past bad behavior if there is no criminal case against that individual. Some childcare advocates are asking for a change. The Colorado Sun reporter Jennifer Brown joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to discuss her story.
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A new report shows hot, dry and windy days have become more frequent across the Western U.S., raising the risk of extreme wildfires.
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According to Pew Research Center, Latinos are now the largest ethnic voting bloc in the U.S., with 36 million eligible voters. Young Latino voters' main concerns are with the economy and health care.
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Outrage and fallout continues after a man brought a muzzled and leashed wolf into a bar in Sublette County in Wyoming. Hatred from both those protecting him and those condemning him has fallen on the backs of those who had nothing to do with it.
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The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was established in 1990 and has helped more than 40,000 people who developed medical problems after being exposed to radiation through government nuclear tests, uranium mining, and other toxic fallout. Existing protections are set to expire on June 7 unless Congress intervenes.
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Scientists aim to improve Western snowfall, water supply forecasts with research project in ColoradoA new research project in the Mountain West aims to improve forecasts of snowfall, and estimates of how climate change will affect the region’s snowpacks and water supplies.
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