Boulderganic
Climate outlook; The Ogallala Aquifer
Climate outlook projects warm, wet spring likely for much of Colorado and the West
After announcing that February 2016 was “probably” the warmest month globally...
Ag nitrogen and tracking deforestation
Nitrogen from agriculture bigger problem than believed
Humans have long known that agriculture contributes to surface and groundwater pollution, particularly from nitrates that run off from...
Genetic change in hatchery fish; new Xenoturbella
Fish hatcheries cause massive genetic changes after a single generation
A study by Oregon State University and the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife has...
A threat to ‘America’s best idea’
A thousand years ago, the stones in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico anchored the epicenter of Puebloan culture. They were assembled in great, multi-story buildings with...
BPA in canned foods; Zika in U.S.
BPA found in linings of canned foods
A new report released March 30 finds Bisphenol A (BPA) in the linings of two-thirds of America’s canned...
Eco-briefs | Nuclear sensors could be used to predict tsunamis and...
A network of sensors used to track nuclear weapons since the Cold War could be used for environmental monitoring instead, according to a study published in Science last week...
El Nino and the Colorado; India’s solar program
Colorado River below average despite strong El Nino
Water levels and rainfall for the Colorado River basin were below-average in January and February, and will...
Only you can prevent West Nile virus
With a backpack full of specialized bacteria, a force of technicians patrols Boulder-area still waters for miniature pests that can metamorphose into airborne vectors of disease...
Ivory poaching rears its head
Uhuru lay in a clearing surrounded by acacias, far from any roads, legs bent as if ready to run. He was headless, and whatever glory he had when he was alive had bled from the open wound...
Slow-moving disaster reaches Longmont
Longmont is joining Boulder in a hotter future, with more pollution and potentially worse floods at the hand of a tiny, jewel-colored insect.
The emerald...
Eco-briefs | Colorado third among top LEED states
The U.S. Green Building Council has announced the top 10 states for new Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications in 2012, and Colorado landed third on the per-capita list...
