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Cody Moser with the federal Colorado Basin River Forecast Center said in a monthly briefing Tuesday that just 1.4 million acre feet of Colorado River water is expected to reach Lake Powell through July. That's less than a quarter of what's considered normal.
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Stephen Mackessy/University of Northern ColoradoAround the world, venomous snakebites kill tens of thousands of people each year. Antivenom can be an effective treatment, but it’s expensive and difficult to produce. A biologist at the University of Northern Colorado hopes to change that, with a new type of antivenom that’s cheaper to produce in large amounts. He discusses his research and recent breakthrough on In The NoCo. -
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The state was set to make child care more affordable for families with low incomes this summer. Now they could wait years for relief. -
A recent confidence survey of Colorado business leaders paints a gloomy economic picture for the second quarter of 2026. -
The Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples recently accepted artifacts from officials at the University of Denver Museum of Anthropology. Most of the returned items are believed to be linked to burial sites. -
The problem stems from a provision in Proposition 123 that was supposed to hold local governments accountable for increasing the supply of affordable housing. -
Wildlife officials say when climate conditions impact natural food for bears, they can be drawn into human sources. -
After a statewide vote drew thousands of responses, a favorite emerges.
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Some lawmakers in our region are arguing abortion bans help keep a population young and growing. Others say they lead to more people leaving the state. -
In recent years, concerns among the workforce about health risks of all kinds have been getting louder. And mental health is no exception. -
New funding is aimed at helping fossil fuel-dependent communities in the Mountain West navigate a changing energy economy, with one project focused on the Four Corners region. -
The move is part of a “sweeping restructuring," which the agency said is intended to move leaders closer to the land they oversee. The plan has been met with concern. -
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The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration, which is trying to loosen habitat protections.
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