A forecasted winter La Niña, lingering drought conditions and dwindling reservoirs are causing water managers to worry.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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There are lots of techniques people use to de-stress these days. But one unusual way to unplug is the practice of “forest bathing.” Users immerse themselves in nature and tap into all five senses as a way to slow down and reset. We get some advice for how to try this for yourself – even if you’re just getting out in your own backyard.
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A 'Goldilocks foot' designed by CSU students could offer new options for people who wear prostheticsStudents at Colorado State University have designed an innovative prosthetic foot. The design uses 3D printing technology that allows them to customize each prosthetic they make for the person who will wear it. Hear the story of the CSU engineering students who created the award-winning design.
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The fear comes as Senate Democrats voted to end the shutdown without a fix for an expiring tax credit that helps Coloradans buy health insurance on the marketplace.
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A Fort Collins homeowners association, struggling to control invasive weeds in its open areas, has sought permission from the city to use Large Black Hogs on about a half acre of its property.
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Colorado’s Senators opposed the deal because it did not address rising health care costs.
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The complaints were filed by Colorado Common Cause, a liberal-leaning nonprofit that advocates for an open government. They were submitted to Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission, which is charged with reviewing allegations of violations of the state’s 20-year-old gift ban.
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Most Americans only know some of their neighbors. Others know none. The Neighborhood Village Project aims to unite communities by training people to host events and create intentional connections.
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A federal court has paused a Colorado law that requires social media companies warn young users about the potential harms of being on their sites.
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The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule put conservation on equal footing with grazing and energy production. The Trump administration is trying to roll it back.
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Few states require building with fire-resistant materials, but some in the Mountain West are in the process of changing that.
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Shorter days mean more nighttime driving — and across the Mountain West, that’s leading to a surge in collisions with wildlife.
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After the U.S. State Department increased social media vetting for international student visa applicants, some ski resorts worried about shortages of lift operators or food servers.
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Wildfires have grown substantially in size in recent decades, but they’re also burning much more intensely, with high severity areas growing much faster than fires overall. New research projects additional significant jumps in the scale of wildfires that kill most trees unless major management measures - like prescribed fire - are carried out.
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The dinosaurs were preserved head to toe in a thin layer of clay.
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