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The Senate is hoping to speed up the permitting process for energy projects by altering key environmental regulations, including NEPA, the Clean Water Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act.

For decades, fire departments across the country have used drones to monitor wildfires. But the Aspen Fire Protection District will be the first to operate a new model from California-based company Seneca, which could help slow wildfires before firefighters arrive.

CU Boulder's Max Boykoff says voters are thinking about energy, transportation, and associated costs, even if the words "climate change" aren't part of the conversation.

Environmental measures were on Coloradans' ballots, with most voters choosing to reject amendments to the state's constitution.

Southwest Colorado is no longer in drought conditions, but communities are struggling with the damage brought by severe flooding events in October.

A new podcast from LOOKOUT Publications called "Hate State" looks at how Colorado became a testing ground for anti-LGBTQ policies starting in the 1990s, and how that legacy is reflected on this year's ballot.

Proponents say the costs of drought and wildfires are only increasing, but critics of the measure worry that the TABOR exemption could draw funds away from other important priorities.

On Saturday, Oct. 17, Montrose saw a No Kings rally, a Republican flag rally that drove right past it, and a pow wow across town. KVNF's Brody Wilson spent the day with people on both sides of the political divide and asked what they agree on.

There are a record number of statewide ballot measures in the Colorado midterms this year. The Women's Foundation of Colorado says 10 of the 14 are particularly relevant for women.

Proponents say that natural gas is the most reliable source of baseload energy for rural Coloradans, while opponents say this would hamper the state's ability to regulate the oil and gas industry.