Colorado
Colorado Sun
- Coloradans are worried about affordability and say elected leaders aren’t doing enough to help, new poll shows
76% of respondents to this year’s Pulse Poll, conducted annually by the Colorado Health Foundation since 2020, said they were worried about being able to afford to live here in the future
- Colorado’s drought isn’t impacting water access to fight wildfires, officials say
Response teams for the Willow, Aspen Acres and Ferris fires say they’re not running into issues finding water to fight fires. Here’s how they do it.
- Are more than 80% of wildfires started by humans?
Yes. Humans cause roughly 84% of wildfires in the U.S., University of Colorado researchers found in an extensive review of wildfire data.
- New solar farm pushes renewables on Colorado school trust land past 800MW mark
The Mirasol development public school-benefit land in Pueblo County will add 120MW of sun power to the grid.
- Jim Morrissey: The late, lamented lawn
Cartoonist Jim Morrissey tackles the impossible desire for a lush lawn amid climate conditions that make it a fool’s errand.
Denverite
- Councilmember Shontel Lewis will run for Denver mayor
Lewis is in her first term on Denver City Council, representing northeast Denver.
- Things to do in Denver this weekend, July 17-19
Go to a concert, get some ice cream, watch some soccer.
- Can the government make climate action cool? Denver sure is trying
“The One Effect” aims to confront climate anxiety with a cascade of vertical video.
- RTD committee recommends $31M in service cuts, setting stage for intense debate over which lines to lose
The agency’s leadership says no decisions have been made, but lines like the B Line and the 16th Street shuttle are on the chopping block.
- Irish airline Aer Lingus ends direct flights from Denver
Nonstop service to Dublin had only started in 2024.
Aspen Journalism
- Colorado water officials announce creation of state-run conservation program
But details were scant on exactly how much water Colorado will contribute to the program and how the saved water would be used. The post Colorado water officials announce creation of state-run conservation program appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
- When oil and gas trump other uses
Colorado’s Roan Plateau, a favorite backcountry zone for hunters, anglers and hikers because of its high-quality wildlife habitat, is once being proposed for oil and gas development. The Bureau of Land Management, in accordance with direction from the Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act to hold lease sales in Colorado every quarter, has listed four leases on top of the plateau in its proposed December sale, with two additional leases nearby. The post When oil and gas trump other uses appeared first on Aspen Journalism.
Colorado Newsline
- ‘Administrative nightmare’ faces Colorado elections if Trump attack on mail ballots succeeds
A U.S. Postal Service rule proposed as a result of a President Donald Trump’s executive order to limit voting by mail would upend the ability of Coloradans to easily access their ballots ahead of November’s general election. Colorado is a universal mail-in ballot state, and the vast majority of residents choose to vote by mail.
- Tourists, teetotalers and railroad boosterism defined Colorado Springs’ identity in the 1870s
Like many of the tens of thousands of new arrivals who swelled the Colorado Territory’s population in the early 1870s, Henry Austin, an El Paso County sheep rancher formerly of Chicago, had come west on the advice of doctors — “for the purpose of being cured of that terrible disease, the asthma,” a correspondent of
- Fifty for 150: Dearfield, largest Black homestead in Colorado, prospered in early 20th century
Oliver Toussaint Jackson, an entrepreneur, formed a corporate entity in 1910 to spur development of a homesteading colony 30 miles east of Greeley, hoping it would be the start of a community where Black farmers could thrive and make a living for themselves. While the Townsite Company fell through, Jackson persisted. He went on to
High Country News
- The Chinese immigrants trafficked on New Mexico’s weed farms
Migrant workers were trapped in the Southwest’s illicit cannabis boom and treated as criminals — until investigators began chasing their bosses. The post The Chinese immigrants trafficked on New Mexico’s weed farms appeared first on High Country News.
- Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states
After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, the Trump administration declared grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks. The post Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states appeared first on High Country News.
- How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut LandBack hopes
Rep. Casey Snider worked behind the scenes for years to transfer large blocks of roadless state trust land to wildlife officials — cutting the Ute Tribe out in the process. The post How a Utah Republican’s quiet battle for hunting access undercut LandBack hopes appeared first on High Country News.