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A coalition of public lands advocates and historians has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of censoring American history and science at national parks, including several in the Mountain West.
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Courtesy Rachel Juritsch / CSU Extension Adams CountyWinter’s long nights and cooler temperatures can bring on the winter blues – even in a mild winter like this one. But research finds that spending even 20 minutes a day outside can help. And keeping a nature journal is a great reminder to tune into your surroundings with all five senses. -
Photo of Dr. Reiland Rabaka by Glenn J. Asakawa/University of Colorado BoulderYou may think of funk music as pure fun. But it has a much deeper history and cultural meaning. A CU professor digs into the overlooked history of funk, and why it spoke to changing times.
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Authorities say an avalanche near Lake Tahoe has killed eight backcountry skiers, and one person remains missing. The slide occurred Tuesday in Northern California's Sierra Nevada mountains. It is one of the deadliest avalanches in U.S. history. -
Colorado-based Cobalt Abortion Fund spent almost $2.5 million in 2025 helping people access abortions across the country. -
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a coalition of blue states sued the Trump administration over cuts to roughly $2.7 billion of dollars in clean-energy funding. -
Supporters say it would protect transgender kids and others, but Democratic sponsors removed a key provision after Gov. Polis signaled he would veto the measure. -
As part of Black History Month, Denver is honoring the first Black person to own a radio station west of Kansas City, James “Dr. Daddio” Walker. The man known as the father of Black radio in Denver died in late January at age 86. -
As community resistance to data centers grows, Colorado legislators weigh competing visions on the issue.
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Scott Socha is an executive at Delaware North, a company that contracts with the National Park Service to provide lodging and food at several national parks. -
The power grid across Western states is under growing strain. Now, a new report argues the region’s governments and utilities need to work together to keep the lights on and costs down. -
Less snowfall means less water in rivers and reservoirs. The economies in many of these communities rely in part on water activities. -
At less than 140,000 square miles, snow cover across the region was the lowest ever recorded on February 1 in the satellite record, which goes back to 2001. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) call it the “worst snowpack on record.” -
Every state in the country has this kind of investment fund, except Wyoming and Mississippi. It could still be a long shot to pass. -
Think of the phrase 'The Wildfire Crisis.' What comes to mind? Is it walls of flame marching through pine forests, laying siege to mountain towns? Recent research highlights a different and under-appreciated risk: fast fires racing through dry grass and brush – threatening neighborhoods.
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