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Trump puts up roadblocks to Colorado’s plan to build electric vehicle chargers along highways
The state was counting on a $5 billion federal program to help pay for more than 60 new fast chargers over the next two years.
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By Sam Brasch
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Rep. Lauren Boebert wants wolves off the endangered species list. It won’t end Colorado’s wolf program
The Colorado congresswoman has reintroduced a plan to remove federal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states.
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By Sam Brasch
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How a changing global climate policy could affect the U.S.
The U.S. will officially be out of the Paris climate agreement a year from now. That follows an executive order from the new presidential administration. What is the practical impact?
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By Sam Brasch
![A white building sits unused in a big lot amid blue sky and framed by two poles.](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/250128-KERSEY-GRAIN-ELEVATOR-WELD-COUNTY-FEDERAL-FUNDING-CLIMATE-BROWNFIELDS-KEVINJBEATY-08.jpg)
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.
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Colorado releases a second batch of wolves amid rising tensions with ranchers
A year after Colorado kicked off its historic wolf restoration program, the state has brought a second group of Canadian wolves to the Western Slope.
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By Sam Brasch
![A wolf sprints out of a gray metal crate](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2025/01/WOLF-RELEASE-2023-COLORADO-FILE-1.png)
Colorado is releasing more wolves. Here’s what we know
The state officially kicked off its second capture and release operation last week.
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By Sam Brasch
![Auden Schendler, author of "Terrible Beauty,"](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/12/a26fb0b4-650a-43b3-8c37-16e2a79abe87.jpg)
Why this longtime Aspen ski executive thinks corporate sustainability is a scam
In “Terrible Beauty,” former sustainability director for Aspen’s ski resorts Auden Schendler pens an ode to all that climate change threatens.
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Colorado wildlife officials won’t pause wolf reintroductions despite protests from ranchers
A petition asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife to hold off releasing more wolves until the state fully implements programs meant to protect livestock.
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By Sam Brasch
![A wolf sprinting through a field towards the tree line](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/11/20231230-wolf-release001.jpg)
Colorado proposes plan to guide when it might kill wolves for preying on livestock
The proposal would help wildlife officials decide when to kill wolves suspected of repeatedly preying on livestock.
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By Sam Brasch
![Endangered Wolves Population](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/AP24065753234378.jpg)
A wolf captured in Colorado died due to a gunshot wound
Colorado Park and Wildlife captured the animal last summer after it repeatedly preyed on livestock at a ranch near Kremmling.
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By Sam Brasch
![New-build homes in Superior in the background, burned remains of a home in the foreground](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/01/220112-SUPERIOR-MARSHALL-FIRE-AIR-QUALITY-SCIENCE-ENVIRONMENT-KEVINJBEATY-01.jpg)
The Marshall fire spared his house. A new study finds dangerous air pollution lingered indoors for weeks
The research suggests that residents should consider additional precautions before returning to a smoke-damaged home.
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By Sam Brasch
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Colorado suspends water testing after accusing another chemist of data manipulation
State health officials say two veteran state chemists failed to follow proper water quality procedures, but it doesn’t appear anyone’s drinking water is currently unsafe.
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By Sam Brasch
![Golden evening sky over snow-covere Sangre de Cristo mountains](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/10/241021-sangre-sunset.jpg)
Rain possible on the Front Range this week, but a white Christmas is a ‘sure bet’ in Colorado’s mountains
Even if metro Denver gets precipitation, it won’t be a meaningful break from the region’s recent dry weather.
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By Sam Brasch
![City Park Canada Geese Cull](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/190701-CITY-PARK-GOOSE-CULLING-WILDLIFE-ANIMALS-USDA-KEVINJBEATY-47.jpg)
Yes, Denver successfully cut its goose population by feeding families in need
In 2019, the city’s culling plan kicked off months of controversy, but its year-round goose population hasn’t recovered since then.
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By Sam Brasch
![A 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E charges](https://www.cpr.org/cdn-cgi/image/width=3840,quality=75,format=auto/https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/AP24074661083400.jpg)
Gov. Polis expects Colorado’s EV boom will continue, even if federal support slows
Colorado is a national bright spot for electric vehicle adoption, but federal support that’s buoyed the EV market could dry up under President-elect Donald Trump.
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By Sam Brasch
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Investigators haven’t found a motive for falsified environmental data filed at hundreds of oil and gas sites
A new map shows 344 sites affected by two consulting confirms accused of falsifying soil and water data on official clean-up forms.
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By Sam Brasch