
Hundreds protest federal layoffs at Boulder NOAA facility
The gathering, sparked by mass layoffs at the agency, was also used to protest other Trump administration moves.

Federal cuts include employees in Colorado NOAA-affiliated offices, including at a critical space weather center in Boulder
People could be heard crying in NOAA’s David Skaggs Research Center in Boulder.


Trump dismantled a first-of-its-kind nature report. Colorado scientists are still hopeful it will be released
The National Nature Assessment was meant to document how the country’s lands, waters and wildlife benefit Americans, and how climate change might change that picture.

Xcel is changing when it charges more for peak-time energy use
State utility regulators have approved a 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. time window when electricity costs will increase for Xcel’s residential customers. They are likely to go into effect in October.

A smoldering coal seam fire in Boulder is finally out, thanks to federal infrastructure dollars
The Marshall Mesa Trailhead will now be just a figurative, not literal, hotspot for mountain biking, horseback riding and hiking.

Two Colorado EPA projects meet two different fates under President Trump’s funding freeze
Two federal grant recipients, in Pueblo and Longmont, highlight how a federal funding freeze is still rippling throughout the state, despite being lifted by courts.

Colorado Supreme Court considers whether Boulder’s climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor can proceed
Boulder’s lawsuit, like dozens around the country, seeks damages from fossil fuel companies to help pay for climate change-fueled disasters.


Xcel Energy’s insurance costs are skyrocketing. Customers may soon have to pay for it
State regulators are letting Xcel Energy defer how it accounts for a sharp increase in its liability insurance costs, which have spiked in the years after the Marshall Fire.

Trump orders fuel new uncertainty around Colorado climate and infrastructure projects. Here’s what we know
Hundreds of millions of federal dollars are now at risk as the administration orders pauses to projects across the state.


The Colorado River District was awarded up to $40 million to protect the Western Slope’s ‘top water priority.’ But will they get it under Trump?
President Trump ordered agencies to pause and review certain funding from Biden’s landmark climate laws, which could throw a wrench into the bipartisan-supported effort to secure water rights from the Colorado River.

CSU is getting over $300 million in federal climate dollars to help the nation cut down on methane emissions
Three projects at the university will receive funding via the Inflation Reduction Act.

This climate coalition wants Colorado union jobs to power the switch away from fossil fuels
Climate Jobs Colorado wants to bring together in-state union workers to address climate change and labor rights.

Boulder lawsuit seeking to make oil companies pay for climate change gets potential boost from U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear challenges to a similar suit brought by Honolulu, which seeks some compensation from oil companies for the effects of climate change.

Southern Ute Indian Tribe awarded more than $4 million in federal grants to prepare for climate change
The funding, from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, will support two Tribal water projects.

Federal officials have finalized a ‘Western Solar Plan,’ but are changes coming under Trump?
An updated plan seeks to achieve clean energy targets set by President Biden and federal law, but a new presidential administration could change everything.

New research suggests nearly 75 percent of homeowners were underinsured immediately after the Marshall fire
Underinsured homeowners after the Marshall fire delayed rebuilding or opted to sell their homes, according to new research.