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Net-zero federal lab set to open in Colorado in 2026 thanks to Inflation Reduction Act

A new, all-electric Food and Drug Administration lab will be funded through $79 million from the Inflation Reduction Act.

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

San Juan Basin Public Health offers free radon testing workshops

The gas is second-leading cause of lung cancer, and detecting it is easy

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup

K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Why the ground under Colorado solar panels is ripe for growing food

A Republican lawmaker joins Democrat-led push for solar agriculture

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango receives two feet of snow in three days

Storms close schools, boost snowpack across Southwest Colorado; more expected next week

DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns

PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers A single serving of freshwater fish can deliver as much PFAS “forever chem...

DATE: Jan 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Barbara McLachlan outlines potential legislation in 2023

As a former teacher, the state representative has her eye set on changes to education

DATE: Jan 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Experts brace for what the 2023 snow season holds in store

Precipitation and snowpack are above average, but meteorologists are cautiously optimistic about predictions

DATE: Jan 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Billion-dollar climate disasters rise with drought in Colorado, the American West

NOAA report details growing total of weather and climate chaos biting deep into U.S. economy

DATE: Jan 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Are Durango shoppers adjusting to reusable bags?

Residents offer tips, suggestions for remembering sacks and keeping them clean

DATE: Jan 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Avian flu wreaks more havoc in Colorado egg layers and wild birds

Worst-ever outbreak leads to slaughter of 6 million-plus chickens and has killed enough eagles and other raptors to raise wildlife fears

DATE: Jan 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

With historic control, Democratic state lawmakers have gun reform and climate change top of mind this session

Colorado move further to the left on social and environmental issues

DATE: Jan 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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