Tim Drugan, Boulder Reporting Lab
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A mid-summer rate hike is just the beginning for Lafayette. Bills will increase by 21% over the next two years, which means some people will pay almost double for water by 2025. The city said it's needed for infrastructure projects, but some question how the city has handled finances.
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As insurers abandon Colorado communities, the state’s new FAIR Plan is stepping in to help. But what will it cost policyholders in a time of ‘escalating catastrophic risk'?
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Not everyone has to rely on the ever-shrinking Colorado River for water in Boulder County. But a myriad patchwork of water rights and claims means everyone's access to water is uneven, and that means cities and towns have to plan their water use even more carefully.
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The Marshall Fire exposed the need to reduce wildfire risk on the grasslands of Boulder County. But there’s a problem: Even the best fire-prevention techniques on the plains don’t work as well as they do in the mountains.
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The disaster adds to a growing body of evidence on the need for better wildfire water safety guidelines.
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New research, published in December, found rates of childhood asthma were higher in homes with gas stoves. The peer-reviewed study was another piece of evidence indicating the dangers of gas and its effects on the climate and human health. Responding to the science, local governments across the country have accelerated their efforts to wean off gas. Already, nearly 70 cities in California alone have adopted gas bans or electrification ordinances since 2019.