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For people who can't stand the gym, working out in the fresh air might be the best option.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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The sugar beet industry was integral to the prosperity that Colorado enjoys today - but it was the workers toiling in the beet fields who built that foundation. Today on In The NoCo, we hear about the enduring legacy of the immigrant families who shaped our region.
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Earlier this year, two men allegedly stole and destroyed a bronze statue of the trailblazing baseball player and civil rights hero Jackie Robinson. Now metalworkers at a foundry in Loveland are creating a replacement. Today on In The NoCo, we talk with the foundry's owner to learn how the work is going, and what makes the statue so special.
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Clean energy jobs are exploding in Colorado and nowhere faster than the Eastern Plains. Wind energy is a big reason.
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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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Colorado receives $32.8 million to replace decades-old lead pipes and improve drinking water systemsLead was once commonly used to build water service lines in communities because it was cheap and flexible but corrosion and high levels of it can cause serious health problems to children and adults.
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Some Coloradans are honoring veterans who died in combat by playing the song 'Taps' as part of a nationwide effort to stop and reflect on the song at the same time of day.
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he Navajo Nation Council has unanimously approved a proposed water rights settlement that carries a price tag larger than any such agreement enacted by Congress. The tribe has one of the largest single outstanding claims in the Colorado River basin, and Thursday's vote marks one of many approvals needed to finalize a deal that has been years in the making. Aside from ensuring water deliveries for the Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribes, the settlement also provides some certainty over the Colorado River supply in a state that has been forced to cut back on water use.
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Reliable, high-speed internet access has long been a challenge in rural parts of the West. Recently the Western Governor’s Association sent letters to Congress to encourage efforts to improve the situation.
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A new report shows the rate of spills from oil and gas drilling is dropping in the Mountain West region’s top fossil fuel-producing states.
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Newly released data from the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility shows that vast swaths of the grazing land administered by the Bureau of Land Management do not meet the agency’s land health standards. States in the West showed a wide range of compliance with those standards, with 82 percent of assessed rangeland in Montana meeting standards compared to just 10 percent in Nevada.
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Home insurance is becoming a more uncertain market, in large part due to climate-fueled disasters like wildfires. Some states in the West are taking steps to address the situation, like Oregon where a 2023 law requires insurers to account for home-hardening measures in their underwriting models. In California, they’re trying to take it a step further.
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According to GasBuddy, the average price of gas in the U.S. is $3.56 for a gallon of unleaded gas. In the Mountain West, you'll see prices range from $3.30 in New Mexico to $4.31 in Nevada.
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