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States across the Mountain West added record amounts of wind and solar power in 2024. Now, a new industry report shows the region is also becoming a national leader in battery storage.
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Courtesy of June GruberThis CU researcher says there can be positive side benefits to mood disorders. Here’s what she foundLife with bipolar disorder or chronic depression can come with intense periods of sadness or despair. But these conditions might also come with some surprising advantages – including better social relationships and creative abilities. That’s according to new research from the University of Colorado. We dig into the possible “silver linings” of mood disorders. -
Yuma Solar / UnsplashAcross Europe, millions of people harness solar energy by using small, plug-in solar panels that can fit on a porch or a balcony. These devices aren't widely available in the U.S. right now. But state lawmakers hope to change that. Hear why some Colorado legislators are pushing for plug-in solar.
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State Sen. Nick Hinrichsen, a Pueblo Democrat and main sponsor of Senate Bill 97, said the measure doesn’t have enough support to clear the Senate Judiciary Committee — its first hurdle. -
During a tour of an Xcel natural gas plant, the secretary criticized the state’s climate plan and said that keeping coal plants open was saving lives. -
Commissioners voted 6-4 to advance Center for Biological Diversity’s petition to ban commercial fur sales amid public pushback and criticism. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Colorado’s Front Range Passenger Rail District is inviting the public to vote on the planned service’s name, ahead of an anticipated vote in November to fund the long-awaited intercity line. -
The U.S. Army says Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington died last Sunday from injuries he suffered during a March 1st attack. -
But lawmakers agree on moves to safeguard the state’s farms and ranches for the next generation.
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Outdoor recreation remains a major economic player, but inflation, tariffs and affordability concerns may have contributed to a slowing growth rate in 2024. -
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on March 2 challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal protections for the greater sage-grouse across nine states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota. -
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Steve Pearce, a former Republican congressman from New Mexico, would next need to clear a vote in the full Senate in the coming weeks to be confirmed. -
The Utah congressional delegation introduced a resolution to undo the Biden-era management plan for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, employing a rarely used law that's never before been used to target a national monument.
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