Colorado rancher acknowledges her employee shot wolf in March
Fourth-generation Colorado rancher Susan Nottinham acknowledges that one of her employees was behind the killing of the matriarch of the new King Mountain wolf pack in March.
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Federal Colorado River managers will impose a 10-year plan, requiring state negotiations every 2 years
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is planning to implement a framework for the Colorado River that requires renegotiating its management every two years. The seven basin states haven’t reached agreement.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declares statewide drought emergency
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday declared a drought emergency as this winter’s record-low snowpack and abnormally warm spring fuel one of the worst statewide droughts on record.
Denver will raffle off $1,000 in gift cards for commuters, residents who ditch their cars more often
The Denver Department of Transportation and Infrastructure is handing out $1,000 in gift cards each month to people who live or work in the city and choose to commute or run errands without a car.
Releasing cool water protects fish in the Grand Canyon. That comes at cost to hydropower
Federal officials are considering cool water releases for the third consecutive year at Glen Canyon Dam in Northern Arizona this summer to safeguard the humpback chub, a federally protected fish.
Trump administration releases critical federal money for major Colorado River water rights purchase
The Trump administration has unfrozen $40 million in federal funding to help Western Slope groups purchase the Shoshone senior water rights on the Colorado River.
Climate scientists update predictions, with 2015 goal no longer plausible
Both the old best and worst case future scenarios in the fight against climate change are being jettisoned by the world’s top scientists as they prepare the next series of huge United Nations reports.
Power outage forces Suncor refinery in Commerce City to restart, spew black and yellow smoke
Thick black smoke and yellow smoke plumes are billowing Monday afternoon from two smokestacks at the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City as the plant restarts equipment after performing maintenance.
What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
With at least 32 wolves roaming Colorado — but releases on pause — reintroduction is at ‘inflection point’
Colorado’s voter-mandated wolf reintroduction is at a critical juncture, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said Thursday, with new releases and federal oversight uncertain but many surviving pups.