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Wildfires have grown substantially in size in recent decades, but they’re also burning much more intensely, with high severity areas growing much faster than fires overall. New research projects additional significant jumps in the scale of wildfires that kill most trees unless major management measures - like prescribed fire - are carried out.
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KUNC’s In The NoCo is a window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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John Eisele/Colorado State University PhotographA 'Goldilocks foot' designed by CSU students could offer new options for people who wear prostheticsStudents at Colorado State University have designed an innovative prosthetic foot. The design uses 3D printing technology that allows them to customize each prosthetic they make for the person who will wear it. Hear the story of the CSU engineering students who created the award-winning design. -
Edward O. Eisenhand/Associated PressIn 1955, a man planted a bomb in luggage aboard a United Airlines flight shortly before it took off from Denver. The plane exploded over Weld County, killing everyone on board. Now, 70 years later, a new memorial has been unveiled to commemorate the tragedy.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Halloween costume is drawing boos — and not the scary ones. -
A pair of statewide measures will increase funding for Colorado’s free school meals program and let the state use leftover revenue to help cover SNAP costs. -
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Colorado job hunters are using AI. So are employers, scammers and even the state’s labor department.The job market in Colorado and around the country is pitting AI generators against AI filters and leaving real workers and hiring managers feeling trapped in the middle. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tamara Chuang and then read the entire article at the link below. -
The future of an affordability measure for a workforce housing complex that officials say has some of the lowest rents in Silverthorne is in question as officials showed opposition to a proposed extension agreement. -
An apprenticeship program in Colorado and the Mountain West teaches agriculture students to farm and ranch for more extreme weather.
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After the U.S. State Department increased social media vetting for international student visa applicants, some ski resorts worried about shortages of lift operators or food servers. -
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The U.S. Senate version of the Fix our Forests Act (FOFA) is advancing with strong bipartisan support. If signed, it would bring big changes to the country’s approach to wildfires. -
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Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, policies are beginning to change.
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