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Growth has been strong over the last year despite a great deal of uncertainty last spring over the future of the ambitious effort.
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Holland Andringa/KUNCThe warm dry winter Colorado just endured could mean an unusually active summer ahead for bugs. So we’re looking at the grasshoppers, Japanese beetles and other creatures that may pose an unusually big threat to the plants and trees in your neighborhood. And we’ll hear advice from an insect expert with CSU Extension on how to protect your garden. -
Staff Sgt. Kayla White/U.S. Air Force Central Command Public AffairsA tiny nuclear reactor could be a reality soon at Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora. The Pentagon has proposed installing a microreactor there to power the base. Nuclear power – and the radioactive materials associated with – make a lot of people uneasy. So we reached to an expert on nuclear materials to learn more about how a microreactor would work, and whether it’s a safety concern.
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Traffic on Colorado mountain roads — including I-70 — is expected to surge over Memorial Day weekendDespite gas prices being up more than $1.50 per gallon from last year, Colorado transportation officials expect higher-than-usual traffic over the holiday weekend. -
The Republican House Judiciary committee wants answers about how district attorneys and local law enforcement are or are not cooperating with ICE. -
The Colorado Sun is celebrating 150 years of statehood with these recommendations. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Jason Blevins and then read the entire article at the link below. -
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The governor is barred from speaking at Democratic Party events or functions or attending as a featured guest. -
The Colorado Supreme Court has ordered the state's largest provider of gender-affirming care for young people to resume medical treatments like puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors. Children's Hospital Colorado stopped offering the care in January amid threats that it could lose all its federal funding if it continued offering the care.
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Veterans, and research, say getting outdoors helps their physical and mental health. A new report aims to find ways to expand these opportunities. -
It’s just one example of federal lawmakers and officials recrafting or eliminating regulations around nuclear power as they try to speed up its development. -
Dozens of independent, rural hospitals in Montana, Nevada and Wyoming are eligible for the program, where they could have access to a consistent supply of drugs at wholesale prices. -
The Dragon Bravo fire burned about 145,000 acres. Some businesses and trails are now back open. -
Storms across the Western U.S. are dumping more rain in shorter bursts than in decades past. But according to new research, that doesn’t necessarily mean landscapes are holding onto more water. -
The party-line vote came after months of public debate between conservationists and ranching and energy groups over the president’s pick to oversee millions of acres of land.
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