In addition, elk populations in southwest Colorado are already struggling. Researchers are working to find the cause of poor calf recruitment and low elk numbers. A forced reintroduction of wolves would be catastrophic to this work and the established elk and…
The USFS says since 1994, bark beetles have wiped out over four million acres in the southern Rockies. The trees turn red, then brown, then become fuel for catastrophic fires. Better Wait for a Real Crisis by GREG WALCHER Rob Reiner’s…
Polis personally intervened in the preparation of that annual report: he directed the Air Pollution Control Division to omit available scientific evidence showing that a substantial portion of the Front Range’s ground-level ozone pollution is traceable to out-of-state sources, namely West…
The first item on the list came from an effort by WildEarth Guardians in late 2018 to encourage CDPHE to not move forward with an extension requested by former Gov. John Hickenlooper’s administration and have the Environmental Protection Agency not…
SB 181 opponents said it closely resembled 2018’s failed ballot initiative pushed by environmentalists and some Democrats that would have effectively banned hydraulic fracturing in most of Colorado. Voters rejected the measure in November. bill Michael Bastasch Daily Caller News Foundation…
While the all-Democrat three-member BOCC: Gwen Lachelt, Julie Westendorff and Clyde Church are responsible for the letter’s contents, the county attorney didn’t confirm or deny the legal department’s involvement in the letter; although it would have been irregular for the…
“That lab-cultured protein, some people get really upset when we call it meat,” Lewis said. “I feel that meat needs to come from animals that have feet.” Esteban L. Hernandez Denverite.com Meat needs feet, say rancher-legislators behind a food-labeling bill…
In rural Grand County, it’s not just llama ranchers opposing the wolf reintroduction, cattle ranchers also believe the apex predators are a danger to people, livestock, pets and other wildlife. Matt Kroschel 4 CBS Denver Ranchers form coalition to keep…
If approved, Twentymile could mine an estimated 4.7 million tons of coal from the Wolf Creek South seam, according to the BLM. The additional coal would produce about $13 million in royalties, which would be split between the state and…
A reliable electric system cannot be based on renewables. Every kilowatt of renewable generation must be backed up by a reliable source. In Colorado, that back-up comes from carbon emitting natural gas or coal. So, more generation from renewables means…