Conservation

Conservationists are warning that the Trump administration is working state by state to undo decades of progress in clearing skies over the country's beloved national parks. A federal regulation known as the regional haze rule established a goal of attaining natural visibility conditions in the parks by 2064.

Commissioners voted 6-4 to advance Center for Biological Diversity’s petition to ban commercial fur sales amid public pushback and criticism. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Tracy Ross and then read the entire article at the link below.

Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on March 2 challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of federal protections for the greater sage-grouse across nine states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

A bird species called the lesser prairie-chicken once roamed the Great Plains, including parts of Colorado. They once numbered in the millions – but now only an estimated 30,000 of the birds remain. So why did the bird lose its federal protections – and why do bird lovers find the lesser prairie-chicken fascinating?

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains and in Colorado will no longer be federally protected. That's after the Trump administration agreed with three states and the beef and petroleum industries that the lesser prairie chicken was improperly listed under the Endangered Species Act.

Health and environmental advocates vow to fight it in court

An "evening bat" was found with an injured wing. The species mostly lives in the southeast and central parts of the U.S.

As large solar projects become more common across the Mountain West, questions remain about their environmental footprint, especially in fragile desert ecosystems. New research from Nevada suggests that with careful planning, renewable energy development and rare native plants may be able to coexist.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the bald eagle had a ball bearing in its wing when they found it near Croke Reservoir.

The state wildlife action plan is required every ten years to receive federal funding for conservation efforts.