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You may want to think twice before frying up that batch of fresh trout from your favorite Rocky Mountain lake. Federal scientists say they’ve found high levels of toxic mercury in fish from many remote lakes and streams around the West, including Rocky Mountain ...

 About 70 percent of Mothership Earth is covered in water, most of which is so saline it is useless for drinking, showering, agriculture and the like. The remaining 30 percent is in constant danger of going from pure to polluted in a heartbeat...

The environmental world is ripe with buzzwords, and it’s normal to doubt their significance. But if the pioneer of the local food movement, Gary Nabhan, says Bioneers put on the most innovative conference in the world, then the word “bioneer” and ideas behind it ...

When scientists tested arsenic levels at 38 sites along Boulder Creek over six months in 2011, every sample contained arsenic levels at least 10 times above the applicable state standard. Low levels of arsenic are unavoidable in Boulder Creek and other Colorado ...

Paris, France — The Paris Climate Conference began with hope and excitement as heads of state flew in to deliver strong messages on their countries’ commitments to take urgent action to address climate change. However, the first week of negotiations has led to a ...

It’s sprayed on crops, schoolyards, parking lots and possibly your yard. The World Health Organization says it probably causes cancer. It’s the world’s most-used herbicide and the active ingredient in Roundup: glyphosate...

In April 2003, Pam Gilbert was hiking through the rocky and canyon-laden Andes when she and her Ecuadorian tour guide lost their way. It was sunny, and the steep slopes were sprinkled with thatched-roof huts. Two young boys planting fava beans noticed their plight ...

Jeff Kiehl had been a climate scientist at NCAR in Boulder studying topics like the greenhouse effect and stratospheric ozone for nearly two decades...

RESEARCHERS TAKE A STEP FORWARD IN THE QUEST TO CREATE A USABLE, HIGH ENERGY BIO-FUEL...

While flying over Utah collecting air quality data in February, researchers with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences encountered a day with ideal weather conditions for measuring the air over an oil and gas field. The Uintah Basin, south ...

Work party” sounds like one of those deals where an afternoon of labor for a friend results in a few pizzas and beer...

You might call it “the other solar power” — the kind that won’t be affected no matter what happens with Xcel Energy’s debated rebates for photovoltaic panels...