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No Kings protests took place in communities around the country, including across the Rocky Mountain West.
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Human-caused climate is driving drought in our region, pushing irrigators to find innovative ways to keep river water flowing, not just for agriculture, but for the wildlife and people that rely on it.
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In this week's Roundup, meet Durango's new Indigenous mayor, and learn about a Queer prom on Colorado's Western Slope.
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The Trump administration has floated the idea of using public lands for housing, but a recent economic study shows that this is not a viable solution to the country's housing problem, and half of the suitable land has high wildfire risk.
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A Trump Department of Justice opinion says that presidents have the authority to revoke or shrink national monuments—bucking over 100 years of legal precedent.
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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.
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Fifty years ago, a same-sex marriage license was issued—decades before same-sex marriage became legal nationwide.
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Millions of acres across 11 Western states would be up for sale. Republicans say it will help solve the affordable housing crisis, but environmental advocates say it's not a serious solution.
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In 2023, several western Colorado counties put moratoria on utility- or large-scale solar developments while they drafted land-use rules. Montrose County commissioners recently voted to extend their ban to August, despite having regulations drafted.
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The end of pandemic era benefits and the region's rising cost of living have left many people struggling to put food on the table.
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Immigration attorneys in the Roaring Fork Valley are spreading awareness about a recent rise in scams and extortion targeting immigrants.
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The proposed railroad would transport crude oil from Utah through the Colorado Rockies to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico. The Supreme Court has ruled in the railway developers' favor, after hearing oral arguments in December.
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The Velvet-Wood Mine is located southeast of Moab, just miles from the Colorado state line. It hasn't been operational since the 1980s, but it's now part of the Trump administration's efforts to ramp up mineral extraction and energy production.
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Anti-abortion groups are now pushing for restrictions on mifepristone. Numerous studies say the FDA-approved drug is safe.