Environment

Trappers in Colorado will now be limited in the number of beavers, foxes and other furbearer species they can kill in a day.

Like a game of chess, fire managers try to be one step ahead. New fires are popping up daily as drought and windy conditions plague the western United States.

Fire shelters are a key piece of equipment for wildland firefighters, but their use doesn’t ensure survival.

The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a legal battle over one of Colorado’s critical water sources as Nebraska seeks to use more water from the South Platte River through the Perkins County Canal.

A controversial 8-foot-tall fence erected by the owner of Cielo Vista Ranch in southern Colorado’s Costilla County is harming wildlife and degrading habitat, a new report by wildlife experts says.

The two major reservoirs on the Colorado River, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, face dire outlooks that can spur restrictions on the amount of water flowing downstream and decrease hydropower generation.

Environmental advocates and doctors say allowing three Colorado coal-fired power plants to stay open longer than planned will worsen public health, contribute to more deaths and increase costs.

Lake Mead could plummet to 1,015.77 feet above sea level in July 2027.

Denver Water has completed its Gross Dam expansion, but it’s unclear if it will be able to fill the expanded reservoir to its new capacity while a court battle with environmentalists plays out.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on Friday killed a gray wolf that attacked 22 sheep on the Western Slope since last summer, agency officials said.