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Dying for the truth

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In recent weeks, sources have come forward objecting to the conduct of the forensic pathologist Boulder County Coroner Emma Hall has contracted to conduct many of the county’s autopsies, Dr. Michael Arnall. They have called his behavior unprofessional and claim he ...

Greeley quake may be related to nearby disposal wells

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At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, Greeley residents were startled by a rare earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale...

Ahead of the EPA

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The Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement that power plants are going to have to cut carbon dioxide emissions to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030 has sparked cries that it’s a recipe for economic woe. Small government advocacy group Americans for ...

Boulder Rights of Nature hosts water forum

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Backed by local activist group Boulder Rights of Nature and the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center, a diverse group of experts, environmentalists and concerned citizens will address a variety of critical water issues facing Boulder, the state and the West at an ...

Los Seis de Boulder

At 9:47 p.m. on May 27, 1974, a car parked near Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder exploded with so much force that it shook buildings and homes for miles around and could be heard throughout most of the city. The explosion killed the car’s three young occupants ...

Why Reps. Polis and DeGette voted against a bill to curb...

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Against the backdrop of the vast Edward Snowden scandal and a growing stack of news reports revealing massive top-secret data-gathering programs, Congress took its first step to curb government spying on ordinary Americans...

Natural gas: a bridge to nowhere

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The term “bridge fuel” has become a catchphrase for natural gas. In his most recent State of the Union address, President Obama referred to natural gas as the “bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change...

news briefs

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Environmental groups say a proposed chemical regulation act falls short...

A man without a country

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If you were going to suggest a cast for a reality show about life in the suburbs, you might pick Nick Ortega and his family. His house in Loveland is the stereotypic American dream: two-car garage, neatly trimmed lawn and family pictures in every corner of the living...

THE POLITICS OF DEATH:

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The truth is, none of us really want to have to care about who becomes the next county coroner. If you care, it’s likely because you’ve been on the living side of a sudden and unexpected death, the kind of death the coroner’s office is called in to document and ...

Buying in

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Though the election is six months away, the oil and gas industry is already plunging millions of dollars into campaigns to quash proposals seeking to give local governments the power to limit or ban fracking. Though those proposals are still forming, scores of ads ...

Rep. Polis and West Virginia senator spar over dollars and bitcoins

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Rep. Polis and West Virginia senator spar over dollars and bitcoins...