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Fall is a feeding frenzy for bears as they fatten up for winter hibernation. Habitat loss and climate change are driving more bears into urban areas in search of food—a trend that's dangerous for both bears and humans. Community Fruit Rescue, a Boulder nonprofit, works to harvest residential fruit trees before the bears do.
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Steamboat Pilot & Today
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Courtesy of Carson MacPherson-KrutskyWhen a natural disaster forces people to evacuate, not everyone gets the message – or is physically or financially able to get out of harm’s way. On today's In The NoCo, we talk with a researcher who studies how communication during emergencies works... and how it can be improved to help keep people safe. -
Kathryn Scott/The Colorado SunThe price you pay for a medical procedure at a hospital could vary widely in Colorado – depending on where you go and what insurance plan you carry. But new websites could help level out those price differences by letting patients shop around for medical care. Find out how they work, and how they might help, on today’s episode of In the NoCo.
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More than 7,100 Coloradans have responded to our Voter Voices survey and across the political spectrum, many of them said the cost of housing is a top concern. If you’re a voter who’s concerned about housing costs, here’s where your vote has the most impact. -
Our Voter Voices survey identified climate and the environment as top issues among Colorado voters. If you’re concerned about climate change and the environment, here’s where your vote has the most impact. -
The potential footprint of Denver’s Initiated Ordinance 309 to ban slaughterhouses extends beyond city limits. -
The Emerald Ash Borer is now widespread in Fort Collins and is destroying ash trees. -
Our Voter Voices survey identified abortion as a top issue among some voters, most notably among self-identified liberals. If you’re a voter who’s concerned about abortion access or regulations, here’s where your vote has the most impact. -
A new website, Colorado Hospital Price Finder, lets users cross-reference the cost of medical procedures at hospitals across the state. The service, created by nonprofit PatientRightsAdvocate.org, is part of the Polis Administration’s strategy to bring down healthcare costs.
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For 10 straight days this month, the country was at a preparedness level of 5 (PL5), the highest on the scale used to measure wildfire activity and resource availability. Since 1990, there is only a single past instance of a PL5 day in October, which came in 2020. -
Winter is coming. But how much snow will it bring? Federal forecasters recently released their outlook for the season, and projections for the Mountain West are all over the map. -
The federal government is spending another $15.3 million to improve climate projections of extreme weather. That’s to help communities in the Mountain West and beyond prepare for future disasters brought on by climate change. -
Some states are authorizing mid-level dental therapists — who can provide a limited scope of services. But others aren’t sure it’s the right strategy for tackling dentist shortages. -
New research shows that climate change is causing mountain lakes to rapidly lose ice cover in the winter. That can harm the Mountain West region’s water quality – and native fish. -
Recent research from Colorado State University shows that plants will pause photosynthesis in smoky and polluted environments.
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