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Tag Archives: environment
$1.1 Million In EPA Grants Target Contaminants At Trinidad’s Fox West Theatre And Other Historic Las Animas County Buildings
The Environmental Protection Agency isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the performing arts. But the EPA recently awarded $500,000 in Brownfields grant funds to help clean up toxic building materials at Trinidad’s historic Fox … Continue reading
“Billionaire Wilderness” – what’s going on in the mountain west at the “intersection of wealth, philanthropy, and conservation.”
Denver Author Justin Farrell, On His New Book ‘Billionaire Wilderness: The Ultra-Wealthy And The Remaking of the American West’ – listen on cpr.org
Flash Point: Living With Wildfire
In the wake of last year’s destructive wildfires, Colorado’s residents, scientists, and government officials have been working hard to manage the ongoing threat. We’re not only mitigating our landscapes; we’re adapting our very understanding of what it means to reside … Continue reading
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Tagged andrea chalfin, colorado fires, environment, micelle mercer, mountain forests, waldo canyon, wildfire
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A Trip Down The Colorado River
Green lawns and golf courses are often blamed for the growing water crisis in the West. But, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Wade Davis says the real culprit is beef, cows eating alfalfa in a place where neither belongs – the Colorado … Continue reading
Wildfire Smoke Effects
Two years ago scientist Daniel Lack was climbing in the Flatirons near Boulder, when he saw the first plume of smoke from the Fourmile Canyon Fire. It worried him, but he realized it was also an opportunity, so he headed … Continue reading
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