Tag: Environment
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Elk bugling in Rocky Mountain National Park now as ‘rut’ enters prime
Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding Estes Park in northern Colorado for the annual elk rut. One such visitor is Stephanie McAndrews, who has traveled to both the town and Park to photograph, experience and admire the elk, deer, moose and…
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A scenic site is restored in Colorado — but tensions linger
Earlier this summer around a small body of water in a small Colorado village, locals gathered and celebrated. “It was a big celebration by Twin Lakes’ standards,” said one of those locals, Rick Akin. “I think there was 20 people and four dogs.” The occasion was the return of that body of water. It’s been…
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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called “the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in history” by one city councilor. After more than a decade of debate that underscored the broader tug-and-pull…
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PUC schedules public information sessions on upcoming rules
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has announced four opportunities for the public to learn about and comment on regulatory actions currently under consideration. This is part of the commission’s program to improve the clarity and transparency of what critics have characterized as a “Byzantine” and…
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The plight of Colorado’s ‘ghost of the alpine’: An uncertain future is ahead for this elusive bird
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the summer of 2006, Amy Seglund recently had moved to Colorado to work as a wildlife biologist when she heard a sound she’ll never forget. The sun had not yet risen over the San Juan Mountains when Seglund awoke in her tent. It was…
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Colorado finalizes new rules to reduce emissions from oil and gas midstream sector
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission unanimously voted on Friday to implement new rules regarding the state’s midstream segment of the oil and gas industry, but some say those rules disregard nearby communities. The new rules seek to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation and storage — the midstream — segment of the oil and gas…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out…
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Trump’s pick for energy secretary, Colorado’s Chris Wright, says the real crisis is ‘energy poverty’
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President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Energy, Colorado’s Chris Wright, views the world divided between the haves and have-nots — with a specific eye toward access to energy, arguing that, instead of a “climate” agenda, America should focus on ensuring a wide array of cheap, abundant and sustainable energy sources that include geothermal, nuclear, oil…
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Denver officials consider new park by South Platte River, worry about cost overruns and impact
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials are worried about potential cost overruns and environmental impact on the South Platte River, even as construction projects move ahead in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood and the city considers a neighborhood park. The proposed new park — which will incorporate a dog park — will be built…
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Protection vs. overreach: In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone…