A group of tribes that use Colorado River water sent a list of principles to the federal government amid contentious talks about how to share the shrinking supply.
KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Colorado is one of the first states to employ an incarcerated professor. David Carillo has been released after being granted clemency – and today on In The NoCo, we hear about why he still plans to continue educating students who are behind prison walls.
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In the months leading up to this November's presidential election, we're thinking about the issues people in our community care about most – including the concerns of younger voters. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from two student reporters at Front Range Community College to get a sense of what's on the minds of their peers.
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Gov. Jared Polis wants lawmakers to exempt corporations like Coors Brewing Company and Anheuser-Busch from a bill that would create a new alcohol enterprise fee to raise money for alcohol use disorder treatment and prevention services across Colorado. The bill’s sponsors and supporters aren’t happy.
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It's been several months since Colorado Parks and Wildlife released 10 gray wolves captured in Oregon with the hopes of reestablishing a population here. This week one of the wolves turned up dead in Larimer County. Federal wildlife officials are investigating but they say it appears the wolf died of natural causes. The Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide an update on the situation.
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Taking action against climate change can be difficult or impossible if despair is weighing you down. This is why environmental advocates say “climate hope” is so important. We hear more from Charlotte Lin, sustainability coordinator for the town of Avon, on today's In The NoCo.
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Colorado is looking at ways to weed out false reporting of child abuse and neglect as the number of reports reaches a record high. New York and California are reworking the policies, too.
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Prosecutors urged jurors to convict a former Colorado sheriff's deputy of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in distress.
Mountain West News
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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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More than 10 million U.S. homes sit within three miles of a solar farm. A new national survey looks into how people feel about having these large renewable energy projects as their neighbors.
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New maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show the migration routes of several big game herds across the West.
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In annual reports sent to Dark Sky International, Utah’s national and state parks list light pollution from development and tourism as the main threat to maintaining their certification.
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A recent incident involving a Lift Lines comic and a parking loophole in Teton Village illustrates an underlying friction in ski towns throughout the Mountain West.
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