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BIFF: A tale of two mining towns

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Uranium Drive-In...

Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis; Colorado...

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Obama declares state of emergency in Flint Water crisis President Obama declared a state of emergency last week in response to the ongoing water crisis...

Recycling the hard-to-recycle

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Whether you have a recyclables pick-up service or you use a collection center, there are probably still times when you wonder, “Where do I recycle this?” Like that box of old paint cans, or out-of-date textbooks that not even thrift Charmaine Ortega Getz shops ...

Taking a monkey wrench to climate change

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While the grizzlies near his Montana home hibernate, Doug Peacock retreats to southern Arizona to a town near the Mexican border where he can wander 100 miles before hitting another town. The self-described desert rat honed his wilderness affinities under legendary ...

Aquaponics sustains edible addictions%uFFFD

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As a word, “aquaponics” was invented sometime in the 1970s, but as a practice it’s been around since ancient times among the Chinese, Aztecs and other cultures. While it may sound like an aquatic exercise class, the only things swimming in this case could be your ...

Waste-to-energy or zero waste?

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The recently completed gas-to-energy project at the Front Range Landfill in Erie is raising some questions about which approach is better: waste-to-energy programs, or zero waste...

Grant Farms offshoot revives CSA on limited basis

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A remnant of Grant Family Farms, the large Wellington organic farm that declared bankruptcy in late 2012, has revived its community-supported agriculture (CSA) program, but on a much smaller scale...

CU hosts annual WASH symposium

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Access to clean water and sanitation is integral to global health, and yet in some parts of the world it is often considered a...

Surpassing Earthly politics

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Since August 2010, when the Curiosity rover landed in the Gale Crater on Mars, it’s been providing earthlings a close-up look at our neighboring...

From seed to harvest

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It’s late April and Polly Ruff pulls a few weeds growing from the outside edge of her raised bed at Living Harvest Garden. The 30 plots surrounding her are in various stages of preparation for the first season of this freshly minted community garden...

Curing cancer; Plant diversity decreasing

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Cell division research could stop cancer According to the National Institutes of Health, 1.5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each...

Delving into the questions raised by ‘GMO OMG’

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Genetically modified corn could contribute to cancer in test rats, according to a controversial two-year study currently dividing scientists, media and politicians as they try to determine what that could mean to the genetically engineered food industry and public ...