Tag: Environment
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Amid Colorado River crisis, a massive surge spells ‘bright spot’ for the Grand Canyon
For 72 hours at the end of April, people on or around Glen Canyon Dam say they could feel it shaking, hear it roaring. “Intense” and “awesome” went some descriptions. Turbines and bypass tubes blasted water at such a volume and such a rate — 39,500 cubic feet per second — that Larry Stevens observed a hurricane-sounding…
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Denver sees ‘welcome decrease’ in car theft, but more work needed, city leaders acknowledge
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Denver struggled to respond to rising crime in the last few years, but the mayor and chief of police on Tuesday pointed to lower levels of car theft and property crimes in 2023, adding relief is on the way with a full police academy class. During a press conference, Mayor Michael Hancock said city leaders…
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The gifts and curses of Denver’s historic Fairmount Cemetery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER • Kendra Briggs, president and CEO of Fairmount Cemetery, is driving on the pavement until it turns to dirt. The road exits the historic place of marble markers and monuments and manicured grass and trees and enters a much different place. It’s an off-limits…
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Proposed Utah railroad causes consternation in Colorado
Five environmental groups and a Colorado county joined forces to stop the construction of a new rail line in northeastern Utah and oppose federal approval of the line. A lawsuit filed against the federal government seeks to halt the project, claiming the Uinta Basin Railroad will bring potential hazards through Colorado. Eagle County – plus…
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Part owner of troubled Comanche 3 power plant wants money back from Colorado’s Xcel Energy
A part owner of the troubled and soon-to-be decommissioned Comanche Power Station Unit 3 near Pueblo wants its money back. CORE Electrical Cooperative delivered a notice Sept. 6 to the Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), Xcel Energy’s Colorado branch, saying it is withdrawing from its partial ownership of the facility and demanding a refund…
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Not so fast: Walmart to phase out plastic bags around Colorado Springs, but not immediately
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Walmart stores in the Colorado Springs area that posted signs saying they were phasing out plastic bags in the upcoming days and weeks jumped the gun, the retail giant says. While Walmart plans to stop utilizing single-use carryout bags in Colorado starting in early 2023, the switch hasn’t started yet; Walmart said it is working…
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Douglas County voters to consider two new ballot measures in November
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Douglas County Commissioners decided Tuesday that it will ask voters to consider two topics on the November 8 ballot – broadband and open space sales tax. During their regular business meeting, the board adopted a resolution asking voters whether to allow the county to enter…
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Denver Metro Chamber leaders blast possible EPA rules that would hike gas prices
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officials and business leaders on Thursday singled out the biggest issues impacting businesses in 2022, including “economically damaging” Environmental Protection Agency rules that will come down on Colorado soon over air quality standards, construction defect laws that business leaders say are ineffective and don’t prevent lawsuits in condominium developments and…
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Research continues surrounding mysterious, ‘extraordinary’ creation of Hanging Lake
Researchers are getting closer to understanding the complex, mysterious phenomenon that creates one of the most iconic scenes in Colorado’s mountains. “We really don’t know much about the specific sources of water that spills from Spouting Rock above Hanging Lake,” Eagle-Holy Cross District Ranger Leanne Veldhuis explained in a recent news release. The 2020 Grizzly Creek fire and…
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Snowcreek fire 50% contained
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The Snowcreek fire in Jefferson County is 50% contained, the West Metro Fire Protection District said Wednesday. The 1-acre brush fire caused dozens of residents near U.S. Highway 285 and State Highway 8 near Mount Lindo to evacuate on Tuesday. Fire crews on the ground will continue to build a perimeter and containment area, while a…