Fueled by climate change, costly Southwest drought isn’t going away
With absent rainy seasons, depleted snowpack, widespread heat waves, unprecedented wildfires and low reservoirs, the American West has experienced an extraordinary drought since early 2020....
At Colorado’s tight-lipped air pollution agency, a ‘culture of fear’ prevails
Few Coloradans know the Air Pollution Control Division by name, but every time they take a breath of Rocky Mountain air, they’re impacted by the...
On the river with Mitt Romney and Michael Bennet: Politicians, industry heads talk drought, climate change in the West
It was supposed to take five hours. But the float from the Hittle Bottom Campground along the Colorado River to the Sandy Beach River Access,...
Addressing methane: Learning from Colorado
After languishing for decades as the second banana of climate change behind carbon dioxide, methane appears to be enjoying its 15 minutes of fame—with even...
Climate change increases rare earth elements in Colorado’s Snake River
The Snake River begins high in the mountains of Colorado, with headwaters near Loveland Pass. It weaves its way downstream through rocky fields to a wetland...
Climate change isn’t coming in the future, it’s already here. This is how it’s impacting your everyday life.
When Virginia Iglesias goes climbing in Eldorado Canyon or skis the Gore Range, she tries to block out all the big data she collects as...
Plants Could Be Even Better At Fighting Climate Change. A Boulder Garden Shows Ozone Is Holding Them Back
Unlike most gardeners, Danica Lombardozzi doesn’t look for tomatoes and cucumbers at the end of the summer. The climate scientist at the National Center for...
Biden turns to Colorado to pitch investments in clean energy to combat climate change
While legislators craft the details back in Washington, President Joe Biden is pitching his massive domestic spending package with a visit to a renewable energy lab in...