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Authorities say the locomotive of a cargo train has derailed in northern Colorado, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel. The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority says the Great Western Railway locomotive didn't tip over when it went off the rails early Wednesday at a switch in the tracks, but a fuel tank was punctured.
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New state laws aimed at protecting the environment took effect this month, including a ban on styrofoam containers and plastic bags. Today on In The NoCo, we hear from a 12-year-old activist who helped get these measures passed.
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The decision Wednesday about the Ashley National Forest follows a U.S. appeals court ruling in August that struck down a critical approval involving the Uinta Basin Railway. The proposed 88-mile railroad line would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network and larger markets.
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Valmont Station burned coal to produce electricity for Boulder from the mid 1920s until 2017. Five years later, the environmental impacts of coal ash linger, with few conservation watchdogs in sight. Boulder Reporting Lab founder and publisher Stacy Feldman joined us to talk about it.
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Holding polluters accountable can be an uphill battle for activists. Large companies can afford sizable legal teams and lobbyists that activists simply cannot. But the state of Colorado is trying to level the playing field by throwing pro bono attorneys into the mix.
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A lot of Coloradans love the idea of recycling. But our recycling habits are in the dumps. Perhaps our trashy rates have something to do with the act of recycling. It seems like the rules are often changing — and let’s not forget that recycling is expensive, both for residents and municipalities. We sort through the noise with a recycling guru.
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Agreeing with four of six items in a complaint filed by a local resident, the Wellington Board of Trustees reversed the town planning commission's approval of the site plan for a Connell Resources asphalt plant last week.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation is spending nearly $1.7 billion to modernize and electrify bus systems across the country. Grants were awarded to communities in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Montana.
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Wellington's planning commission voted Monday to approve the construction of a new asphalt plant in town during a heated public meeting. Many residents have been showing up to the commission's recent meetings to protest the plant.
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Do asphalt plants "produce or curate" toxic chemicals? That question is at the heart of a public meetings showdown in Wellington over a hot-mix asphalt plant Connell Resources plans to bring to the area.