Michael Booth
Michael Booth is The Sun’s environment writer, and co-author of The Sun’s weekly climate and health newsletter The Temperature. He and John Ingold host the weekly SunUp podcast on The Temperature topics every Thursday.
He is co-author with Jennifer Brown of the Colorado Book Award-winning food safety investigation “Eating Dangerously.” Booth was part of teams that won two Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news. He also writes frequently about inexplicable obsessions that include tamarisk, black-footed ferrets and tire fires. Booth also serves as the underpaid driver for four children, and plans to eventually hike every inch of Colorado.
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Denver’s mayor and city council Wednesday announced a “working group” of 26 citizens and experts on data center growth that will make policy recommendations amid a city building moratorium. KUNC's Marty Lenz discussed some specifics of the working group with Colorado Sun's Michael Booth. -
ATV clubs are ecstatic at the potential change, green groups lament reversal of hard-fought gains. -
With the 10th Circuit ruling in Denver Water's favor, the plans to divert water from the Colorado River on the Western Slope and store it in Gross Reservoir moves forward. Environmental groups say the court ruling the project legal, doesn't make it right. Marty Lenz talked with Michael Booth of the Colorado Sun who's been covering this story. -
2 More bear attacks in southwestern Colorado add to a record season of conflicts with humans. Read the article from the Colorado Sun and then listen to the interview with KUNC host Marty Lenz. -
US says it will honor separate state agreement while it paves way for roads in 44 million acres of Forest Service wildlands. Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article. -
A new public health study reveals human cost of heavy summer 2026 ozone and demands state action, watchdogs say. Listen to KUNC host Marty Lenz discuss this story and then read the entire article. -
The utility set a 20% reduction goal. At roughly the midpoint of the high season for lawn watering, which accounts for about half of Denver Water home use, customers have cut only about 2%. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Marty Lenz discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read the entire article at the link below. -
New EV sales are down 64% and plug-in hybrid sales are down 73% from last year, dragging down overall vehicle sales in Colorado by nearly 20%. -
The state’s over-the-road bus service makes community connections, but costs $10 for every $1 it takes in fares. 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. -
An extremely rare geyser of spewed oil, water and sand contaminated 7 square miles. 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.
