4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1491+ words) Colorado’s efforts to shut down its coal-fired power plants are being delayed by a shortfall in generation and a move by the Trump administration to keep old plants online. The cost to Colorado customers to continue running those coal-fired plants…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (818+ words) When Denver Water looked back at the historically abysmal snowpack, and ahead to a historically scorching summer, the crucial agency for 1.5 million Coloradans set a target of 20% water use cuts to help solve challenges from the ongoing drought. “At this…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (193+ words) Humans cause roughly 84% of wildland fires in the U.S., University of Colorado researchers found in a 2017 review of more than two decades of wildfire data. Human-caused fires account for 44% of total land area burned each year, extending the natural fire season…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1583+ words) As wildfires continue to rage in Colorado, fire crews say they have all the water they need even during a challenging water year. A poor snowpack and warm, dry days have exacerbated drought conditions and reduced reservoir storage to about…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1190+ words) By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press It’s already been a deadly year for firefighters, and authorities have been putting resources where they can more quickly pounce on wildfires before they get out of hand and increase the possibility of additional…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (772+ words) By Matthew Brown and Savannah Peters, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday sharply reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, undoing protections established by his Democratic predecessors on public lands that are sacred among many Native Americans....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1656+ words) Western wildfires start and spread because of a whole host of factors — wind, temperature, drought, forest health. But scientists are finding that the most important indicator of where the next big fire might ignite isn’t held in the trees themselves,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (132+ words) Unsubsidized utility-scale solar is now generally cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. Solar costs have fallen sharply over the past decade as panel prices have dropped and the industry has grown. Subsidies can further lower costs, but solar is…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (232+ words) The state’s resilient, adaptable farmers can raise just about anything and use less water doing it. But will enough people buy what they produce? More reporting to come soon. The Colorado Sun is embarking on a “solutions journalism” series asking…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1013+ words) DE BEQUE — The most noticeable thing at Kampa Lampa campground is so noticeable it would be misleading not to mention it. It’s the long black strip of pavement rippling just beyond the Colorado River with massive trucks rumbling across it....