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Starting this month, Denver residents can now order a driverless robotaxi to get around. KUNC reporter Leigh Paterson took one for a spin.
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Photo of Melissa Payne by andrea flanaganWhat does it mean to live a meaningful life? A Colorado author explores that question in her new novel, with a character stuck in a mysterious realm between life and death – and given the choice to take a different path. -
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.
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Strong negative sentiment on data centers revealed in three separate surveys. Opposition ranges from 60% to as high as 71%. Public apprehension is driven largely by worries over energy costs (half of Americans view data centers as mostly bad for this), heavy water usage, strain on local quality of life, and the environment. -
Diesel is at a record high nationwide and in Colorado. Its impacts with the supply chain and our wallets are immediately being felt. -
CU Boulder has seen a decline in enrollment with international students, and Boulder Valley School District is closing 4 elementary schools due to a decline in enrollment. -
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.
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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. -
At a recent White House dinner with hunting groups and companies, Trump announced the orders directing federal land agencies to take several steps to improve hunting and angling opportunities. -
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.
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