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OPENED PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE WEST- ERN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO’S SPOT ON THE THREATENED SPECIES LIST...
The trickle-down effect
The American West has always been an arid place, often only supplied with water running down from Colorado. But while the supply chain is the same, mounting population, as well as economic and environmental pressures, have inspired a film with a comprehensive ...
Eco-briefs | Mars on the mind
NASA has announced that a recent rock sample taken from Mars indicates the planet could have once supported living micro-organisms — just as the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado announced it has crossed another milestone in ...
Unfair share
Don Feusner ran dairy cattle on his 370-acre slice of northern Pennsylvania until he could no longer turn a profit by farming. Then, at age 60, he sold all but a few Angus and aimed for a comfortable retirement on money from drilling his land for natural gas instead...
Eco-briefs | Road-tripping to raise awareness for wild lands
ROAD-TRIPPING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR WILD LANDS...
Gas well emissions continue while farmsteader mounts case
Even as Rod Brueske continues to hone his argument that Encana’s operations at a gas well near his house have posed an environmental and health risk, he’s seeing ongoing off-gassing at the well near his Longmont-area home...
Making green work for you
Editor's note: Radon kits can be purchased at the Center for ReSource Conservation, 2639 Spruce St., Boulder, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for $15. For more info, call 303-999-3820 or visit www.conservationcenter.org...
Climate talks take a rocky road to Paris
A deal struck in Lima between 196 nations on Dec. 14 leaves open the possibility of saving the planet from dangerous overheating. But its critics say the prospects of success are now slim...
First Nations Families Exposed to Industrial Chemicals
Mothers and children of a First Nations tribe living in one of Canada’s most industrialized regions are highly exposed to estrogen-blocking chemicals, according to a new study...
Rivers in wintry cities remain salty year-round
As winter sets in across the northern United States, the road salt that keeps people out of ditches is flowing into rivers at levels that could harm fish and other creatures...
Unsubstantiated organic health claims
It´s been almost a year since USA Today broke the story of yogurt giant Dannon’s overzealous marketing of its product as a miracle health food. The makers of Activia and DanActive yogurt had to pay a whopping $21 million fine to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC...

















