A day services center for those experiencing homelessness is set to open in Boulder as soon as next month. The center will operate out of the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. It’s been a priority for the Boulder City Council to establish a space where Boulder’s unhoused population can get access to resources during the day. Boulder Reporting Lab reporter John Herrick joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Colorado, like many other states, has a severe shortage of doctors. To help address that need, a new medical school is set to open in 2026 at the University of Northern Colorado. We hear from the founding dean of the new College of Osteopathic Medicine, today on In The NoCo.
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Education – and how to pay for it – was a major theme of this year's legislative session, which wrapped up last week with lots of new laws on the books. KUNC's state capitol reporter helps untangle some of the biggest bills, on In The NoCo.
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Fort Collins used to be home to a network of trolleys that would take people to work and school. These days, a trip on the restored Fort Collins trolley is a treasured part of summer. On In The NoCo we take a ride and learn some of the trolley's fascinating - and sometimes quirky - history.
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A Colorado abortion fund said Thursday it's helped hundreds access abortion in the first months of 2024, the majority arriving from Texas where abortion is restricted.
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Officials in Nederland recently voted to repeal the 2021 "Rights of Nature Resolution," which also appears to mean the end of the two "guardian" positions that were created and filled in January. Clean water advocates argue the "Rights of Nature Resolution" is protecting local rivers and they say changing course could be detrimental. The Colorado Sun editor Lance Benzel joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on this story.
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States tasked with deciding the Colorado River's future have submitted competing proposals for how to manage the river's water. Environmental groups and tribes are also trying to help shape that conversation.
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Eagle County school officials struggle with twin issues: a shortage of affordable housing and a shortage of teachers. A new housing complex designed for educators offers a solution. We’ll hear from one of the first teachers to live there in today’s episode of In the NoCo.
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A company focused on removing carbon from the atmosphere, or direct air capture (DAC) is hoping to build a carbon orchard in the state.
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The Interior Department is spending another $70 million to reopen habitat for native fish in many parts of the U.S., including the Mountain West.
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Yellowstone National Park is adding more measures to try and prevent aquatic invasive species from entering the park’s waters.
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Cannabis has been legal in several Mountain West states, such as Colorado and Nevada, for years. But while legal cannabis shops are a familiar sight, some places are creating new ways for people to consume marijuana in public — enter the cannabis lounge.
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Some states, such as Texas and Florida, have banned protections for workers toiling in high heat. But in the West, establishing standards and procedures for extreme heat days is a priority, and not just for those who have to work outside.
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