Wildfire watch: Wildfires statewide

Ishan Thakore

Climate and Environment Reporter

@ithakore [email protected]

Ishan Thakore joined CPR News in July 2024 as a Climate and Environment Reporter.

Professional Background:
Ishan specializes in multimedia production and pursuing longform investigations. His audio, print and television pieces have been featured on WNYC, THE CITY, the BBC, Netflix, National Geographic blogs, and more. He worked for six years at the news and comedy show "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee," as a fact-checker and then associate producer. He's the recipient of an Investigative Reporters and Editors Fellowship, a Fulbright-National Geographic Fellowship, a BBC/Sundance Institute Fellowship, a FASPE Fellowship and was a 2023-2024 Ted Scripps Fellow in Environmental Journalism at CU Boulder.

The Suncor refinery in Commerce City. March 6, 2021.

Suncor repeatedly broke federal air pollution rules at Commerce City refinery, environmental groups allege in new lawsuit

According to the complaint, Suncor exceeded federal emissions standards more than 9,000 times since 2006.

By Ishan Thakore

Smoke from the Stone Canyon Fire is visible in the distance in a hilly area.

Stone Canyon fire: Fire growth slows Thursday as investigators probing cause of deadly fire near Lyons

The Stone Canyon fire has killed one person and destroyed at least five homes.

By Joe Wertz, Ishan Thakore, and Colorado Public Radio Staff

Smoke billows from the Stone Canyon fire along a dirt road with flames visible in the background.

Stone Canyon fire: One person dead, four firefighters injured and at least five homes destroyed in wildfire burning near Lyons

Authorities ordered evacuations for a wide region north of Lyons.

By Joe Wertz, Molly Cruse, and Ishan Thakore

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