Amanda Horvath, Rocky Mountain PBS

Following several amendments, a new bill paves the way for easier geothermal energy production in Colorado. Hot springs owners are cautiously supportive in hopes collaboration will lead to win-win situations.

A new bill in Colorado aims to prevent bison poaching after government-sponsored killing of bison nearly led to the animal’s extinction a century ago.

El brazo del diablo or "the devil's arm"; el cortito or "the short one"; or just "back breaker" are all terms used to describe a short-handled hoe tool which is now illegal in Colorado but was once used to cultivate agricultural fields all around the state.

By harvesting about 15 buffalo a year, the Ute Tribal Council's buffalo program is able to provide up to five pounds of free bison meat to each Southern Ute Tribal member household each month. The program reintroduces an important part of the Ute diet and way of life.