Climate

From his remote cabin in the once snowier hinterlands above Gothic, Billy Barr tracks decades of warming, snow-starved winters.

For many people with seasonal allergies, the sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes have flared up earlier than usual this year. It’s partly due to the warm, dry winter we’ve had on the Front Range – but it’s also part of a long-term trend of pollen seasons that start earlier each year and last longer. Today on In The NoCo: How allergy season is evolving – and how to fight the symptoms.

The Trump administration is seeking to dismantle NCAR, one of the world’s leading climate research centers that’s based in Boulder. Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse says it’s part of a broader war on science – and a political fight the Trump administration is picking with Colorado. Today on In The NoCo, Rep. Joe Neguse talks about his strategy to protect NCAR.

Scientists were quick to speak out following the Trump administration’s plans to break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.

The judge agreed with an argument from the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers, a trade group, that the law likely violates their First Amendment rights.

They say extreme heat and other climate impacts should be considered in monetary policy-making.

More than 3,000 rebate winners told state officials how they were using — or not — their battery-powered bikes. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Team Editor David Krause and then click on the link below to read the entire story.

Community members are demanding a third party review of their electric company's plan to build new gas-fired turbines as it transitions to a clean energy future.

Western forests are taking longer to grow back after wildfires. That’s partly because climate change has made it harder for new trees to survive where the old trees would have thrived. One researcher at CSU wants to address the problem by planting entirely different species of trees after a wildfire. You can learn more on today’s In the NoCo.

Ancient rainstorms may have sculpted the red planet, similar to the monsoon rains that helped shape the Southwest’s landscape