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Courtesy Frank KeeslingMost years, the Dillon Water Taxi ferries passengers across the largest reservoir in Summit County. But the severe drought this summer made that work impossible. So the water taxi’s captain launched a new business to make ends meet. -
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsScientists say a warming climate is making extreme weather events like flash floods, heat waves, and hurricanes more intense. But how certain are they that climate change contributed to a specific disaster?
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CSU looks to make its mark this weekend on the college football landscape as #11 BYU comes to Canvas Stadium. -
The order directs state agencies to monitor pollinator populations, expand habitats on state-owned lands, and reduce the use of harmful pesticides. -
The vaccination rate for measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) in Colorado is now 88%, sixth lowest among states that provided data. The state health department reported just under 88% MMR rates during the 2025-26 school year Last year, Colorado saw its highest number of measles cases since 1995. -
With the 10th Circuit ruling in Denver Water's favor, the plans to divert water from the Colorado River on the Western Slope and store it in Gross Reservoir moves forward. Environmental groups say the court ruling the project legal, doesn't make it right. Marty Lenz talked with Michael Booth of the Colorado Sun who's been covering this story. -
The Breck Film Festival has a packed schedule this weekend with over 90 films. They're also highlighting the growing film industry in Colorado and supporting the next generation of female filmmakers. -
Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett updated City Council last week on the process of removing Flock cameras and automated license plate readers from the city. KUNC's Marty Lenz asked Julia Coccaro, who wrote about this in the Steamboat Pilot, why the sudden change with Chief Beckett.
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A coalition of chambers of commerce, including nearly a dozen from Arizona, have sent a letter to congress asking the federal government to send new money for water-saving work. -
Breckenridge hopes the new system alleviates congestion from fall leaf tourism, which can concentrate visitors on a handful of trails or roads. -
Municipalities across the Grand Canyon State are raising concern over the rapid rise of data centers, especially when it comes to water consumption in the drought-stricken Southwest. -
The nominations include Peekabo Street and signal that major change could be afoot. -
The Native American Rights Fund finds disparities in voter registration, mail-in ballots and other stages of voting in Native communities -
The faster a fire burns, the more severe its ecological impacts. That's one of the findings of a new paper in the journal Science Advances. Climate change only promises to further accelerate those fires, according to its lead author.
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