This year’s already strong El Niño is strengthening, a trend with potentially significant implications for the intense – and now tragic – fire season.
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Danielle ZimmererNordic combined is an extreme winter sport that has been an Olympic event since 1924. But earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee announced it’s eliminating the sport from the 2030 Olympics. Hear why that’s heartbreaking news for some Colorado athletes, and what that means for the future of the sport. -
Rae Solomon/KUNCColorado just hit a major clean-energy milestone: In the first three months of this year, more than half of its electricity came from renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal. It’s a significant step toward the goal of 100 percent emission-free by the year 2050. So, how might the state get closer to 100%?
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The future of Colorado's Medicaid program is getting an in-depth look and that could lead to reforms. -
The GOP primary remained too close to call for over a week, but Marx emerged victorious by about 2,500 votes. -
Sec. of State responds to DOJ letter saying election officials can be prosecuted if noncitizens voteVoting by noncitizens is exceedingly rare, but the DOJ sent letters to elections officials across the country as the Trump administration tries to exert more influence over how state elections are run. -
As many as a third of Xcel’s 1.4M customers could qualify for help under plan the utility has proposed to state regulators. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Mark Jaffe and then read the entire article at the link below. -
Enjoying a clear, starry night sky is the look Breckenridge went for when it achieved Dark Sky certification last August. But a year later, lights at hundreds of properties are still non-compliant. -
Among other limitations, the federal government's proposed climbing policies would continue to require the use of hand tools to install fixed anchors in wilderness areas.
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Firefighters will now be able to use N95 masks on the fireline – building on a more limited, voluntary rollout of masking that started last fall. There will also be expanded access to showers, time for routine gear cleaning and so-called “clean air recovery periods” that can limit other risks. -
They include analyzing aggregated cell phone location data, public social media and visitor surveys. -
Local leaders in Grand Lake, Colorado, hope the workshop expands opportunities for locals and helps attract tourists year round. -
Startup Aalo Atomics joined Antares, Valar Atomics and Deployable Energy, and successfully turned on its test reactor for the first time at Idaho National Lab. -
Following the burnover deaths of three wildland firefighters near the Utah-Colorado border last weekend, a top federal fire official has strong words of warning ahead of Independence Day – the single biggest day for human-started fires. -
Prescribed fires can reduce wildfire risk while also improving wildlife habitat, according to a new study from the Nature Conservancy.
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