The revelation this month from Physicians for Social Responsibility that the oil and gas industry in Colorado has been using a chemical that will eventually break down into a highly-toxic forever chemical in the PFAS family is disturbing, to say the least.
The Environmental Protection Agenc...
By Matthew Daly
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » The Biden administration is delaying decisions on new oil and gas drilling on federal land and other energy-related actions after a federal court blocked the way officials were calculating the real-world costs of climate change.
The admini...

By Scott McFetridge
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, IOWA » Without much fuss and even less public attention, the nation’s egg producers are in the midst of a multibilliondollar shift to cage-free eggs that is dramatically changing the lives of millions of hens in response to new laws and deman...
Extended dry period in the West likely to continue, straining vital water supplies
By Conrad Swanson The Denver Post
Not only is the American West the driest it’s been in more than a millennia, but the megadrought is likely to continue for years, diminishing Colorado’s short water supply and...
By Christina Larson
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure, according to a study published Thursday.
Although the bald eagle popul...
By Libby Stanford
Summit Daily
As the number of cars driving the Interstate 70 mountain corridor increases year over year, Colorado officials are pushing for more widespread use of public transportation.
The I-70 Coalition, a nonprofit representing businesses, towns and county governments across ...
By David Pitt
The Associated Press
DES MOINES, IOWA » Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert and taking steps to increase biosecurity, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million birds across 15 states and cost the federal go...
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
America’s coastline will see sea levels rise in the next 30 years by as much as they did in the entire 20th century, with major Eastern cities hit regularly with costly floods even on sunny days, a government report warns.
By 2050, seas lapping against the ...
By Matthew Brown
The Associated Press
BILLINGS, MONT. » Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a commercial development project that included a microbrewery in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official about his involvement in the project, accord...
By Brad Plumer
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The highways in Colorado, one of the nation’s fastest-growing states, are frequently clogged with suburban workers driving into Denver, skiers heading high into the Rocky Mountains and trucks rumbling across the interstates.
A Western frontier state with an...
A gray wolf pup born in Colorado has been collared by state wildlife officials. It’s the first time a native Colorado wolf pup has been tagged.
On Wednesday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staffers placed a GPS collar on a female wolf pup in North Park, according to a CPW news release. The collared pu...
By Conrad Swanson
The Denver Post
BOULDER » The Mack truck’s looks weren’t what drew politicians, sustainability experts and business people to the northeast side of Boulder on Thursday morning. Its noise was. Or, rather, its lack of noise.
The truck, a Mack LR Electric, marks the first e...
By Mikko Hautala
Guest Commentary
I followed news on the Colorado wildfires in December with a heavy heart. Seeing Coloradans bravely battle the forces of nature hit very close to home. Finland is the most forested country in Europe and we too are feeling the impact of increasingly unpredictable c...
By Christine Chung
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Hundreds of feral cattle roam freely in Gila National Forest, more than 3 million acres of remote and sprawling land in New Mexico with mountains, hot springs and untouched federally designated wilderness areas.
Conservationists, local ranchers and fede...
Colorado will get nearly $10 million from the federal government to combat abandoned coal mine fires, officials announced this week.
The decision comes after authorities say they are investigating abandoned coal mines as a possible cause to the Dec. 30 fire that burned more than 1,100 homes...
By Grant Schulte
The Associated Press
LINCOLN, NEB. » Nebraska water regulators rallied Wednesday behind a proposal to build a $500 million canal in neighboring Colorado to divert water out of the South Platte River, a project steeped in fears that the fast-growing Denver area will consume most of...
Study says 22-year dry spell has surpassed previous worst from 1500s amid rough times in 2020 and 2021
By Seth Borenstein
The Associated Press
The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario p...
SYDNEY » The Australian government on Friday declared the koala an endangered species, as drought, bush fires, disease and habitat loss drastically have reduced the numbers of an animal that is an emblem of the country’s unique wildlife.
The announcement, by the country’s environment minist...
U.S, ruling applies only to those outside of northern Rockies
By Conrad Swanson
The Denver Post
Gray wolves once more are on the federal endangered species list, a northern California judge ruled Thursday.
The ruling prohibits the hunting and trapping of wolves in states outside the northern Roc...
By Matthew Brown, Matthew Daly and Kevin McGill The Associated Press
WASHINGTON » A federal judge on Friday blocked the Biden administration’s attempt to put greater emphasis on potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for polluting industries.
U.S. District Judge...
