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House Passes Bill Favoring Polluters over Public Health
On July 26 the U.S. House of Representatives approved the so-called...
Registration for sport/social club ends Jan. 25
The Boulder Sport and Social Club (BSSC) is getting ready to launch its second season of “Recess for Adults” on Jan. 31. Featured sports include dodgeball, volleyball, indoor soccer, basketball, and floor hockey for co-ed participants ages 21 and up. BSSC is also ...
Thousands in the dark due to storm damage along California’s central...
BEN LOMOND, Calif. — Heavy wind and rain had knocked out power to more than 21,000 homes and businesses in Santa Cruz County, Calif., by Wednesday afternoon...
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CU research highlights costs and causes of wildfires as 416 Fire grows
As the 416 Fire grows to 26,000 acres in Southwest Colorado, with only 15...
Auction house sells purported diary of infamous Nazi doctor
STAMFORD, Conn. — An auctioneer of historic documents said Tuesday that he sold a journal written by Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi Holocaust's "Angel of Death," to the grandson of an Auschwitz survivor...
City board appointments called into question
This week, as local political activist Seth Brigham finally had his day in court regarding the city’s restraining order against him, new allegations about Boulder City Council members’ possible conflicts of interest have come to light. And council member KC Becker ...
Off Target Series: How do you kill mountain lions that are...
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As of Feb. 9, it appears there is yet more research the Colorado Department of...
How A ‘Western Problem’ Led To New Drilling Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency's new air pollution rules...
Couple accused of diverting $2 million worth of gas, electricity to...
CHICAGO — A Chicago-area couple has been charged with money laundering and theft for illegally diverting about $2 million worth of natural gas and electricity over the past several years to their pet food company, prosecutors say...
White rhino poaching hits record levels in 2013
The BBC is reporting that 2013 was the worst year on record for the poaching of white rhinos in South Africa, a species that dwindled to a population of only 100 at the end of the 19th century...
U.S. increases military presence near Iran
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has increased the U.S. military presence near Iran and is accelerating installations of anti-missile systems in nearby countries, officials said Saturday, as the White House builds pressure for stern new sanctions against Iran...
