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The plan is a $99 million bid from water users on Colorado’s West Slope to ensure some of the state’s most valuable water rights, which are currently used to power a hydroelectric power plant, continue to keep a huge volume of water in the river.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Courtesy Evan LorenzenAn unusual art project is headed for the moon next year. It’s an 80-page book that’s roughly the size of your thumbnail, filled with contributions from artists and writers around the world. The Colorado artist who helped create the book shares the challenges of making it – and why he thinks art deserves a home on the moon. -
Courtesy of Colorado State UniversitySteam powers a lot of industry around the world. But the traditional way of creating steam relies on burning fossil fuels. Which is why a CSU professor and cofounder of a Colorado startup company decided the old method needed an upgrade. He hopes to transform industries from pharmaceuticals to beer brewing.
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In statehouses across the country, the political playing field is being redrawn, as states wade into the murky waters of midcycle redistricting. -
President Donald Trump has accused Democratic lawmakers of “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR punishable by DEATH!” -
Colorado Republicans are pushing a ballot measure to criminalize fentanyl possession of any amount. -
Bird did not attend the retreat and had resigned as the chair of the Opportunity Caucus, which hosted the gathering, in August. -
The state is awarding close to $1 million in grants to seven communities to bolster the development of ADUs. -
After a fall survey of past black-footed ferret releases found zero alive, biologists call in aerial support to find what is killing them. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read the entire article at the link below.
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During the lapse in federal funding, Utah and Colorado, along with several nonprofit partner organizations, stepped in to keep key visitor services running. -
Data analyzed by the advocacy group Grassroots Wildland Firefighters shows that prescribed fires and other hazardous fuel reduction efforts have fallen by nearly 40% across the West this year. -
Wyoming and Utah’s governors said we no longer have to choose between protecting the environment and burning fossil fuels. Energy researchers disagree. -
A new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association warns that more than 500 planned solar projects nationwide could be delayed or canceled as the Trump administration pivots back toward fossil fuels. -
Union leaders for federal employees said they're glad the shutdown is over, but morale remains low. -
Trust lands are not the same as most public lands. Public access to them can be restricted, and they're managed primarily to make money, usually for public schools.
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