CU releases new guide to monitor well water quality near oil and gas drilling
A new free guide helps property owners test the quality of their well water prior to or even during oil and gas drilling operations, potentially allowing them to detect toxic…
A climate conversation for the Colorado River basin
As a professional conservationist, I work with a number of groups tackling some of the difficult climate-related challenges we face in the West. One of these groups is Carpe Diem…
Fracking disclosure called for in rush to fast-track natural gas exports
A bipartisan push in Colorado to fast-track natural gas exports in the wake of the Ukraine crisis has at least one member of the state’s congressional delegation calling for better…
Olympic debut of halfpipe skiing features three dynamic Colorado teens
American men historically swept the podium last week in the Olympic debut of slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Sochi Games, and at least one Boulder woman – who admittedly may…
Colorado regulators pass tougher rules for companies that spill oil
Colorado oil and gas regulators on Tuesday passed new, tougher rules for companies that spill oil or exploration and production waste. The new regulations, passed unanimously by the nine-member Colorado…
Detroit Future City: Lessons for the West from a city that learned the hard way
A great experiment is under way in the American Midwest. It didn’t happen by design – in fact, much of what’s happened in Detroit is due to a lack of…
Cities that imposed fracking bans face gusher of litigation
Lawsuits were flying like snowflakes on Colorado’s Front Range Tuesday as the state’s oil and gas industry and its supporters fired back at cities that enacted fracking bans last month.…
Colorado legislative showdown looms in wake of oil and gas spills, fracking bans
The ripple effects of September flooding that spilled nearly 50,000 gallons of oil in northeastern Colorado and fracking-ban votes in four Front Range cities will be felt this January in…
Colorado River roundtable to Front Range: Look elsewhere for water
GLENWOOD SPRINGS — The members of the Colorado River Basin Roundtable last week unanimously agreed to tell a group of Front Range water interests not to look for new sources…
MAVEN launch: Colorado science, engineering community played large role
Mars can expect another visitor from planet Earth. No peppy rovers were on board the MAVEN mission’s Atlas V Centaur rocket as it successfully escaped the Earth’s gravitational pull, but…
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