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Today on Colorado Edition: We hear what’s next for Douglas County schools following a recent vote by the school board to drop a mask requirement. We’ll also preview a water conference next week where officials will make decisions that affect millions of people. And, we revisit our conversation with famed ski map illustrator James Niehues, and the Montana-based artist he’s passing the torch to, Rad Smith.

The annual nonpartisan Colorado Political Climate Survey gives insight into residents’ opinions on state and national issues, how elected officials are performing, and other political topics. For more on this year’s findings, we spoke with Anand Sohkey, associate professor of political science and director of the American Politics Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Today on Colorado Edition, we dig into the results of the most recent Colorado Political Climate Survey, produced by the American Politics Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. And we revisit a discussion with two researchers who are studying the beneficial health impacts of listening to natural sounds.

Today on Colorado Edition: Colorado is getting a new congressional seat for the first time in years. We hear how it could dramatically change public policy here and around the country. We also speak with one of Northern Colorado’s leading public health officials about the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine and the path of the pandemic over the last year. And we get a look at a new state effort to prepare more Coloradans for employment in STEM fields.

Today on Colorado Edition, we learn why an increasing number of Colorado universities are becoming Hispanic-serving institutions. And, we hear about efforts to rename natural landmarks that bear offensive titles.

Highway underpasses and overpasses are just a few of the suggestions on the state’s recent policy report that aims at providing more safe migration routes for Colorado animals.

Today on Colorado Edition, we learn why one species of fish native to the Colorado River is no longer on the endangered list. We also learn about a new set of policy recommendations aimed at protecting Colorado’ big game populations, and hear why many Western cities are recording some of the worst air quality levels on the planet.

Multiple cities across the United States are seeing lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere – but Denver isn’t one of them.

Today on Colorado Edition, we learn about efforts to combat the stigma of opioid addiction. And we hear about a lawsuit challenging Colorado’s ban on Native American school mascots.

A North Dakota-based group representing Native Americans is suing Colorado over its ban on American Indian school mascots.