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New research finds only a small portion of the nation’s rivers may be able to maintain today’s diversity of fish and other aquatic wildlife as the climate warms.
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Rebecca Slezak/APA study by the American Psychological Association says kids have a harder time absorbing lessons when the indoor temperature climbs to about 73 degrees. A look at how heat affects kids’ brains, and what school leaders along Colorado’s Front Range can do to help. -
Courtesy Claire Mollé / Rocky Mountain ChannelEstes Park filmmaker Nick Mollé spent decades making documentaries about the outdoors. But after a cancer diagnosis, friends and family stepped in to finish his final project about the Colorado River.
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Diesel is at a record high nationwide and in Colorado. Its impacts with the supply chain and our wallets are immediately being felt. -
Colorado Mesa University hosted the debates, which included candidates for statewide offices, statehouse races, and federal races. -
Gia attended bill signings and news conferences, meetings with big-name politicians and members of the governor’s cabinet. -
The Sunshine Protection Act would have economic and safety impacts for ski areas and mountain towns, according to ski industry insiders and experts. Marty Lenz talked with Jason Blevins of The Colorado Sun who covered this story. -
As fall creeps in, it’s time to step out and see Colorado’s colors. Leaf peeping season is upon us, and there are spots across Northern Colorado where you can enjoy the scenery. -
The Colorado Economic Development Commission on Thursday offered an unnamed photonics company $627,358 in incentives over eight years in an effort to entice the firm to expand in Longmont.
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Reservoirs across the West are slowly losing space to store water as dirt, sand and other sediment pile up behind dams, according to new, sweeping, nationwide research. -
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service memo, signed by Director Brian Nesvik, is the latest of the Trump administration's steps to remove regulations outlined by the Endangered Species Act. -
The institutions of western culture continue to introduce visitors, or “dudes,” to the West, taking them horseback riding, rafting, fly fishing and more. -
Much of the West sweltered through record-breaking heat this summer, as a strengthening El Niño, unusually warm oceans and ongoing human-caused climate change combined to push temperatures to historic levels. -
Small businesses in the West were hit hard, especially those that mitigate and suppress wildfires on the ground. -
Mountain West states among those caught up in Trump admin battles over the vote
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