Boulderganic
One community at a time
Like an increasing number of parents these days, Harriet Shugarman, mother of two, often worries not only about how climate change will affect us...
Social distancing seen from space
It’s Monday around noon, and from space Boulder appears eerily quiet. The red brick of Pearl Street Mall is clearly visible, void of its...
Palm oil is the worst—could old bread be the solution?
The beignets, eclairs and tartelettes at Ludovic Gerboin’s bakery in the small village of Moosinning, Germany, glow in vibrant shades of red, blue, green...
Something in the air: High methane found near oil and gas...
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 ...
Citizen-science symbiosis
Butterfly Pavilion continues expanding community science programs
Just a little toxic
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 ...
Locals wary despite company promise not to frack Rocky Flats
Guarded relief was the mood at the College Hill Library in Westminster on Thursday, Nov. 15, where about 70 local residents gathered to discuss...
In our nature
Sue Cass is a Boulder birder with a keen interest in raptors, a master gardener with an encyclopedic knowledge of the area’s wildflowers, trees...
Re-endangering gray wolves
Wolves aren’t just back in Colorado, they’re recently back on the endangered species list—what does that mean for the state?
Boulder prepares for global work party
Work party” sounds like one of those deals where an afternoon of labor for a friend results in a few pizzas and beer...
Local forests under fire
A slew of so-called “wildfire risk reduction” logging projects are proposed for tens of millions of acres of public forests across the Western U.S. —...
Does our state constitution protect the environment?
In 2014, there was an effort in Colorado to cement the public’s right to clean air, water and environment in the state constitution. Citing...


















