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Senate approves bill to increase fines for oil and gas spills
The Colorado Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that will increase fines for oil and gas spills for the first time since 1955. Already approved by the House, the legislation…
CU anthropologist: Ancient settlements share mathematical similarities to modern cities
Visitors to the ancient city of Teotihuacan—with its pyramidal structures arranged in careful geometric patterns, its temples, and its massive central thoroughfare, dubbed Street of the Dead—in Mexico may have…
EPA co-hosts New Partners for Smart Growth Conference in Denver
Denver has put itself in the urban planning-spotlight in recent years with its bike share program, its light-rail system, and a host of other transit-oriented development projects, and it will…
Colorado-made satellite will measure effects of solar irradiance on climate
A $5 million instrument designed and built by the University of Colorado Boulder to study the sun’s natural variability in order to better discern human-caused climate effects will be launched…
Montana researcher awarded $1 million grant to develop drug for traumatic brain injuries
The U.S. Army has awarded University of Montana researcher Dave Poulsen a $1 million grant to further develop a drug that limits damage caused by traumatic brain injuries. Researchers in…
CU-Boulder campus mourns death of longtime, celebrated physics professor Al Bartlett
Albert Allen Bartlett, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Colorado Boulder, was remembered today as a revered teacher who had a major impact on his students, the university,…
Before you write your will…
Writing a Will is not as simple as it sounds. For most people, it requires important decisions on how to divide assets, who to select as an executor and beneficiaries,…
Vail Resorts hires Colorado Parks and Wildlife director Cables
Vail Resorts Tuesday announced the appointment of Rick Cables to vice president of natural resources and conservation of the company. In this new role, Cables will manage natural resource issues…
A drinker’s guide to Telluride
In the early 1900s, 35 establishments existed for thirsty drinkers to belly up to the bar in Telluride. Despite the front pages of the local newspapers, The Daily Journal and San Miguel Examiner reporting the…
New disease discovered: Colorado boy cannot properly process vitamin B
An international team of scientists, including University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado researchers, has discovered a new disease related to an inability to process Vitamin B12.…
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