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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.
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Utah's congressional delegation is using the Congressional Review Act to throw out the resource management plan for the nearly 2 million-acre landscape. Congress has not used the CRA to undo resource management plans before.
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Longtime newspaper photographer Brad Boner used to drive 10 minutes from his home in Victor, Idaho, several times a week for hydration infusions on the off-weeks of chemotherapy treatment. After the clinic closed in January, he and others are spending additional hours on the road for the same care. Hear that story and others on this week's Regional Roundup.
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The Democratic and Republican parties in Colorado are holding precinct caucuses between March 3 and March 7. These are small, neighborhood-level meetings where party members gather in-person or on zoom.
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The Supreme Court will decide whether Boulder and Boulder County can sue fossil fuel companies for damages caused by climate change. ExxonMobil and Suncor USA say states are pre-empted by federal law, but the Colorado Supreme Court disagreed.
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Though recent winter storms have brought some relief to the snow drought in the Rocky Mountains, experts think it won’t be enough to bring our snowpack back up to average after a record-breaking dry start to winter. That’s a problem for the region’s multi-billion-dollar ski industry.
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Below average snowfall this year is hurting the ski industry's bottom line in the Rocky Mountains, as resorts work to get guests on the slope with less snow. CSU Professor Michael Childers says this should prompt long-term thinking about climate change and the ski industry.
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A new, stricter federal definition of legal hemp is raising concerns across the $28 billion hemp industry, with producers and retailers warning it could disrupt a rapidly growing market.
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The annual Conservation in the West poll from Colorado College shows that Western voters are worried about water quality and wildfire, and want their elected officials to take action on protecting public lands. The poll shows variation among states and demographic groups.
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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.
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Every Valentine's Day, tens of thousands of cards from around the world detour through Loveland, Colorado, for a special postmark. The annual tradition brings nearly 100,000 cards through the local post office before they are sent on to their final destinations.
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'Constellations of Place' offers a different kind of reflection as it recognizes these milestones. Rather, it’s an invitation to honor Durango’s complex history of colonization through the lens of Native American, Indigenous, and Latinx artists.
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Less federal pressure, worsening drought, and more interstate tension loom over Colorado River talksThe federal government manages the biggest dams on the Colorado River, but it hasn't been taking a forceful role in negotiations between the states on how to allocate increasingly scarce water in the basin.