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Before the pandemic, restaurants accounted for nearly 10% of the state’s labor force. Since the pandemic began, restaurants and the workers who keep them running have been hit hard. An apprenticeship program is pairing young people looking to start a career in the food industry with restaurants looking for help.

Today on Colorado Edition, we hear why Nebraska is staking a claim to more water from the South Platte River. We also learn why some methods to test drugs for fentanyl in the West are illegal. And, we talk about a new apprenticeship program for restaurants in Colorado.

Bronwyn Brewer is a Louisville resident and single mom of three whose home was severely damaged in the Marshall Fire. She joins us to share how recovery is going one month later.

Many rural towns across the Mountain West are experiencing a moment of crisis — water scarcity and the threat of wildfire, as well as extreme income inequality and a shortage of workers, in part, because the cost of living is often incredibly high. We speak with veteran ski journalist Heather Hansman, who covers these issues in her new book. And we hear about efforts to ban a common but potentially unsafe series of chemicals known as PFAS from ski wax products.

Among many things the pandemic revealed was just how undervalued many essential workers are, especially those who work in lower-paid service-industry jobs. Denver-based author and blogger Adam Kaat chronicles his experience working in this tumultuous time in his novel Life on the Grocery Line: A Frontline Experience in a Global Pandemic.

Many rural towns across the Mountain West are experiencing a moment of crisis — water scarcity and the threat of wildfire, as well as extreme income inequality and a shortage of workers, in part, because the cost of living is often incredibly high. We speak with veteran ski journalist Heather Hansman, who covers these issues in her new book, Powder Days: Ski Bums, Ski Towns, and the Future of Chasing Snow.

In this episode of Colorado Edition, we learn more about the billions of dollars of damages in Colorado from climate-related disasters. We hear more about the norovirus outbreak in places like the Grand Canyon, and finally, we touch base with what happened this week, according to the Colorado Sun.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we talk to the first nonbinary winner of FireKracker 5K. We take a trip down the Colorado River as Lake Powell reaches historic lows. We hear about a small bug causing big problems for wheat farmers. Finally, we have a preview of the new season of the Colorado Dream podcast.

On this week’s Colorado Edition, we hear about efforts to elevate indigenous approaches to water management to conserve Colorado River water. We set out into the brush to learn more about rattlesnakes. We also check in with our colleagues at the Colorado Sun, and hear a review for Spin Me Round from our resident critic.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we hear about efforts to expand — and restrict — abortion access in Weld County. Then we hear about an expensive fix for smoke damage that may become common as fires increase in the West. Finally, we learn about the Northern Colorado Queer Memory Project.