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Eric Schlosser burrows into one of the U.S.’s biggest nuclear threats:...
In the autumn of 1980, at a massive underground missile silo in rural Arkansas, the course of human history almost changed forever...
After German outrage, Obama tells Merkel she isn’t tapped
Acting on a suspicion that its members had been targeted by surveillance by the U.S., the German government pressed President Barack Obama to know whether U.S. intelligence agencies had listened in on German conversations...
Shutdown deal at hand: Senate ready; House unsure
National media outlets are reporting that leaders of both parties in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal to end the federal government shutdown, raise the debt limit and restore funding to government programs. A deal should be announced shortly in the Senate...
Boulder ocean group opposes SeaWorld float in Macy’s parade
News that Macy's intends to include a SeaWorld float in its celebrated Thanksgiving Day Parade has led a Boulder group dedicated to defending oceans to oppose the inclusion of the float...
Peace and justice endures
Three decades ago next week, a group of about 17,000 protesters joined hands to encircle Rocky Flats. It was the culmination of five years of activism against the nuclear weapons facility — and the birth of a Boulder center that has been dedicated to economic, social...
Two more vying for Levy’s House seat
Editor's note: After press time, BW received notification that one of the candidates described in the story below, Zane Laubhan, decided to bow out of the race. In an Oct. 9 email message, House District 13 Central Committee Secretary Celeste Landry said that Laubhan...
Flood raises questions at Rocky Flats
Like the rest of the region, the rain started soaking into the ground at Rocky Flats on Monday, Sept. 9. By the following Wednesday night, the ground was fully saturated and the flooding began in earnest, with runoff from the hills, gullies and holding ponds at the ...
Washington will decide whether to label GMO food
The battle to put labels on foods that contain genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, continues in the state of Washington this November...
No progress on shutdown; Obama says GOP must end “threats”
Another day has passed without progress on the government shutdown, and an end is nowhere in sight. Democrats and Republicans in the federal government say they aren't budging until the other side gives in...
Sierra Club to hold cleanup weekend, citing climate change for floods
As flood recovery continues across Colorado this weekend, one group will hold cleanup events and tie the destruction to climate-change-related weather patterns...
Report: Colorado among top three frack-wracked states in nation
When it comes to environmental impacts from hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, Colorado ranks among the three most negatively affected states in the country in most categories, according to a new report from the Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center...
