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Relatives of Japanese Americans incarcerated in Amache find common threads with descendants of the Sand Creek Massacre — which occurred just 46 miles away — during annual pilgrimage.
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The Colorado Sun via Report for America
Thirst Gap is a six-part podcast series about how the Southwest is adapting to water shortages as climate change causes the region to warm up and dry out. The series zooms in on people and places grappling with limited water supplies in the Colorado River watershed, and examines the trade-offs that come with learning to live with less water.
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Colorado ranks 3rd among states for older adults' health outcomes, according to the new America's Health Rankings 2023 Senior Report from UnitedHealthcare. Comments from Dr. Michael Stockman, market chief medical officer, UnitedHealthcare; and Dr. Rhonda Randall Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare. -
The event will feature five designers from African countries including Kenya and South Africa.
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President Biden will give a rare Oval Office address about the deal with Congress to avert default on the debt. Watch the event live.
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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill banning build-at-home firearms without serial numbers. The so-called ghost guns allow buyers to evade background checks and impede law enforcement's ability to trace a firearm's origin.
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Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined us to discuss one of the drawbacks of increased tourism in the Colorado mountains and why Xcel Energy customers are seeing rate hikes.
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The batteries in your cell phone, the glass in solar panels and other important materials all depend on rare earth minerals. That’s leading to a new mining rush in the West.
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A new report from Climate Central - based on 50 years of weather data across the country - finds that the number of hot, dry and windy fire weather days have increased, particularly in the American West.
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The remains of five Native American children who died at a notorious Indian boarding school more than a century ago will be returned to their living relatives.
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The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.
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Late last week, Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva and New Mexico Senator Martin Heinrich introduced the Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act. It would make a number of changes to the Mining Law of 1872, including the collection of royalties from hardrock mining.
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