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New maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show the migration routes of several big game herds across the West.
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Colorado's Rocky Mountains have reached peak snowpack, but climate change is changing the way snow turns to water. States around the region are debating new rules for the river that center around new water deficits.
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The Department of Agriculture has issued a federal order to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). The disease has been detected in dairy cattle in the U.S.
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The funding will go towards building and maintaining residential solar installations on a number of reservations.
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The Biden administration has released a beta version of the American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas, a massive mapping project that visualizes conservation efforts across the country. The Atlas is intended to show progress toward the administration’s goal of conserving or restoring 30% of American territory by 2030.
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Thousands of immigrant workers survived perilous conditions to build the transcontinental railway – a new monument wants to make sure we don’t forget about them.
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The Roaring Fork School District officials say that they could introduce drug-sniffing dogs as early as this spring. They’ve got a general idea of how the system will work, but the practice could leave the school district vulnerable to lawsuits.
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New ways to measure sea level means a humbling but not a total loss for the 14ers list, NOAA says.
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A coalition of Western conservationists and tribes are working to protect more public lands before the November presidential election.
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Across the region, Planned Parenthoods are seeing a spike in out-of-state patients. Many of Colorado’s neighboring states have enacted strict abortion laws in the past two years, leaving many with no choice but to travel for care.
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Despite the separation of church and state, prayers are said on the floors of state legislatures across the United States. Many states also have Bible study classes at their statehouses, including Colorado.
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Newly discovered damage to part of the dam holding back America's second-largest reservoir has people who rely on the Colorado River worried about their ability to get the water they need.
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Last year, lawmakers handed Gov. Jared Polis a major defeat when they rejected his controversial plan to tackle Colorado’s housing crisis. Now, a similar set of proposals is advancing in the legislature despite bipartisan opposition. Polis signed one proposal into law Monday that will ban occupancy limits statewide, but the rest of his housing proposals face an uncertain future.
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Each spring, a week-long quilt workshop takes over the Gateway Resort along a remote stretch of the Dolores River in Colorado's Canyon Country.
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The BLM has announced a final rule to revise their oil and gas leasing regulations. It includes the first royalty rate increase in more than 100 years, as well as an increase in the minimum bond for oil and gas companies.
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Social media can influence everything from what we eat to where we vacation. Now, a new study shows it’s also driving more visitors to U.S. national parks, especially in the Mountain West.
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Tillie Torres is an English teacher in Las Vegas with more than $80,000 in student loan debt. She tells her students to be careful with loans, and in a bittersweet moment, saw her own child graduate debt-free and become a teacher. When she had her own loan forgiven, it felt like a "huge weight" was lifted.
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For the first time, the federal government is putting limits on “forever chemicals” called PFAS in the nation’s drinking water – a move that will protect communities across the Mountain West.