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The state is seeking federal funding for recovery from August’s Elk and Lee Fires and October’s Western Colorado flooding.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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David Zalubowski/APTraveling during the holidays can be a stressful experience. And it’s not just the crowds – research shows the noise of a busy airport like DIA can add to travelers’ anxiety levels. Which is why Denver airport officials have launched an effort to turn down the noise. -
Courtesy of Marion Clement / Bird Conservancy of the RockiesA leading conservation organization says owls need a little help along the Front Range– and they've created a program to get Colorado homeowners involved in the effort. The Bird Conservancy of the Rockies wants residents to build boxes in their backyards where owls can live. Find out why, and how people are getting involved.
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Consumer companies will run program sending grants to local communities for major expansion. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and read the entire article at the link below. -
A New York-based company that builds artificial-intelligence data centers has acquired the dormant, 438-acre Carestream Health Inc. property in unincorporated Weld County. -
Gov. Polis and Colorado’s U.S. senators decried the Trump administration’s denial of emergency recovery funds for the state. -
The Trump administration has denied two disaster declaration requests from Colorado. -
Supporters of a prominent Colorado immigration and labor activist say an immigration judge has ruled that she can post bond and be released after spending nine months in detention. They say the judge issued a written ruling Sunday allowing Jeanette Vizguerra to post $5,000 bail. -
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Boulder in support of the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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The Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act was introduced by Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar in January, but has received substantial bipartisan support. -
Spending time in nature can help military veterans cope with stress, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. But a new report finds many veterans across the U.S. don’t live close enough to parks or green spaces to easily benefit from that connection. -
Seven hundred boxes of food went out into the community at the end of November, each with a package of bison meat from the reservation and chokecherry jam for elders. -
Environmentalists point to policies ensuring developers take part in a statewide review process, pay for burdening power grids and limit emissions. -
At a key meeting to discuss the river's future management, federal officials lay out tools for dealing with falling reservoir levels. -
Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats, marking the first detection in the state — and making Nevada the final western state where the pathogen has now been found.
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