Bill signed on Friday makes thirsty imported grasses a no-no in road medians and other places that rarely see human feet. Native grasses OK.
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Obesity in Pitkin County
“Pleasantly plump,” is how one speaker described the proposed limits to exterior energy use at homes around Aspen. With the metaphor established, the comments rolled.
Grappling with reality on the Colorado River
With a deadline looming, will the key decision-makers finally deliver plans that accept the new reality of the Colorado River?
Water costs in San Luis Valley Valley could quadruple
An acre-foot once cost $75 but could rise to $500as water managers struggle to find balance between demands and supplies — and the compact with New Mexico and Texas, too
A freight train of thoughts about the Colorado River
Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s chief negotiator on the Colorado River, demands that the lower-basin states take meaningful action on correcting the ‘structural deficit’
Energy guru says energy gap can be bridged
Amory Lovins says the United States is actually ahead of schedule on the massive task of moving away from fossil fuels and their emissions
Climate literacy bill would allow special instruction for 6th-12th grades
Proposed certification program in Colorado would be all voluntary and would emphasize vocational skills not seen in other state programs
Facing hard deadlines in water and in climate, too
Climate scientists issue their latest, stern warning while farmers in Colorado grapple with whether they can sustainably pump Ogallala Aquifer water
Why Ean Tafoya wants to be elected mayor of Denver
GreenLatinos organizer Ean Tafoya talks about what he would do if elected mayor of Denver, and what got him to this point in life
Study finds complexity to climate changes underway at 9,500 feet in Colorado
Work of 15 scientists at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory synthesized to help understand changed interactions among wildflowers, birds, and insects