Care and Share, a food bank nonprofit in southern Colorado, helps rural communities like Silver Cliff address food insecurity by bringing the grocery store to residents.

Colonialism drove beavers off their land, harming both the environment and people living on it. Blackfeet Nation beaver experts want to bring them back.

Getting an abortion is often a daunting process. Abortion doulas can help, offering emotional and logistical support. One organization is trying to expand to rural Colorado, including the Roaring Fork Valley.

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, have received a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study an unlikely candidate for future fuels: cactus pear.

Neonicotinoids hit the market as a safer way to kill pests. Then many pollinators started dying.

In many of Colorado's rural mountain towns, basic services can be few and far between. It especially impacts older residents. Limited social programming, or even the absence of a place to gather, can leave seniors isolated. Locals in Lake City are working to change that.

Think of the phrase 'The Wildfire Crisis.' What comes to mind? Is it walls of flame marching through pine forests, laying siege to mountain towns? Recent research highlights a different and under-appreciated risk: fast fires racing through dry grass and brush – threatening neighborhoods.

Colorado may restrict SNAP purchases of sugary drinks starting April 30, 2026, a public health move critics say limits personal choice.

Meth is a problem most everywhere, but particularly in Indian Country. In one small town on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana, new buildings serve as symbols of a town trying to rebuild after being devastated by addiction.

High number of cases in county along 3 state lines