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Xcel Energy proposes five-year $4.9 billion grid modernization plan

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476-acre Spruce Gulch land gifted to CU Boulder to enhance future ecological, academic studies

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CU Boulder students conducting research at the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve. Courtesy, University of Colorado Boulder The University of Colorado Boulder received a momentous 476-acre land gift, the...

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Colorado’s coal plant closures not affected by EPA proposal

1 of 1Pikes Peak seen behind a haze of smoke on March 13, 2025, with some of the charred grass from the Meridian Fire seen in the foreground.Courtesy Milton Mills Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save...

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Northern Colorado water district company looks to underground water storage to bolster supply security

1 of 4The Fort Collins-Loveland Water District (FCLWD) partnered with FrontRange H2O to develop an on-demand groundwater supply and aquifer storage and recovery system called Vita H2O Project. Once built, the system would store excess water underground during wet years.Courtesy...

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Colorado landfill methane detection technologies take center stage ahead of regulatory meeting

1 of 3FILE PHOTO: The Colorado Springs Landfill has been taking in garbage and trash since the 1960's. The Landfill is located at 13320 E. Highway 94. Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission is considering to regulations for mandatory methane collection...

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Colorado Dragon Boat Festival may have to row away from Sloan’s Lake

1 of 2FILE PHOTO: The Colorado Dragon Boat Festival is scheduled for Sept. 6-7, 2025, at Sloan's Lake. While it is usually held in July, the elevated bacterial issues in the lake's blue-green algae forced the postponed date. It may...

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Colorado bans gas-powered lawn equipment. Here’s what you need to know.

1 of 3FILE PHOTO: Kirsten Schatz, with the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, speaks to media members about a recently released report on ozone-causing pollutants from gas powered lawn and garden equipment while standing behind a display of electric garden...

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‘Eat less meat:’ Denver promotes ‘plants-based’ diet in $3 million marketing campaign on climate goals

1 of 3A poster for the city's “Do more. Do less. Do something.” campaign at a bus station in Denver.Courtesy, City and County of Denver’s Office of Climate Action, Sustainability and Resiliency2 of 3A pedicab wrapped in the city's "Do...

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Community Solar Innovation Summit discusses future of solar energy amidst potential turmoil

1 of 2Coalition for Community Solar Access CEO Jeff Cramer speaks at the second annual Community Solar Innovation Summit in Westminster on Thursday, discussing the future of community solar amongst uncertainty.Sage Kelley/Denver Gazette2 of 2FILE PHOTO: David Spriggs stands with...

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CSU to honor ‘Father of Environmental Ethics’ Holmes Rolston III

1 of 6Holmes Rolston, III, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University. Rolston died earlier this year. CSU has a public memorial service planned for Sept. 19.Courtesy photo, William A. Cotton/CSU Photograph2 of 6Shonny...

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