Big budget cuts will come to many federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, if the president gets his way. That worries some people in Colorado. We'll explore what a smaller EPA could mean for the state. Then, banjo great Béla Fleck has released a new classical concerto album recorded with the Colorado Symphony. It's named after his son. And you know that crusty colorful stuff you see covering rocks and tree trunks? They're lichens and there's a park in Boulder full of them -- including two newly identified species.
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