Colorado News
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Caroline Llanes/Rocky Mountain Community RadioNew analysis shows that rural areas are just as likely to be impacted by extreme heat as urban areas, but these places require different solutions to mitigate those impacts. -
Craig Turpin/Rising Sun PhotographyGen Zers are increasingly worried about a warming world. Sarah Newman and Leslie Davenport, who presented at Aspen Ideas Festival over the weekend, are providing resources to help navigate those emotions. -
Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteColorado joins 19 other states to stop transfer of Medicaid data to fed health, immigration agenciesColorado is joining a multistate coalition in a lawsuit to block the mass transfer of individual personal data to DHS and ICE. -
Courtesy Andy HeymsfieldAgriculture in the Rocky Mountains is shaped by a short growing season, semi-arid climate, and severe weather events. Human-caused climate change is making these challenges even more difficult for farmers. Some farmers are looking to solar power as part of the solution, installing panels directly alongside their crops. While this could make farms more resilient, the costs can be too steep for some, especially family farms.
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A Republican proposal to sell off public land may not make the final budget bill. The measure had drawn criticism from Democrats and environmental groups. But some conservatives were also opposed to it. Isaiah Menning with the American Conservation Coalition, a conservative environmental group, says conservation is a conservative value. -
Forest Service seeks economic development and wildfire-fighting routes, but environmental advocates are furious -
Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday that money from Colorado's opioid settlement will go into a statewide fund to buy naloxone, also called Narcan, in bulk. -
Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education. -
Erika Mahoney's father, Kevin, was one of 10 murdered in the King Soopers shooting in Boulder in 2021. She has produced a new podcast, "Senseless," to explore the impact of grief and to tell the stories of survival. -
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No Kings protests took place in communities around the country, including across the Rocky Mountain West. -
Elected leaders described the shootings as an attack on democracy and called on Americans to reject political violence. -
The school in Brighton had no band program a few years ago. Now hundreds participate. -
The Colorado Senior Games were held June 6–8, 2025, in Colorado Springs. Athletes age 50 and older competed in events including track and field, pickleball and bowling.
