Climate cases targeting Big Oil grind slowly through legal system as carbon pollution impacts grow
After years of legal appeals and delays, some oil companies are set to stand trial in lawsuits brought by state and local governments over the damages caused by climate change.…
SCOTUS left 60% of Colorado wetlands, streams at risk; Colorado is stepping in with protections
Wetlands near Homestake Creek in Colorado (John Fielder photo). Outrage over the Trump-packed U.S. Supreme Court rolling back federal reproductive rights has in some ways overshadowed the now 6-3 conservative…
Colorado officials cite relentless threats, election lies in wake of SCOTUS ruling on Trump eligibility
Valarie Walker of New York City holds a sign reading “Trump Led a Riot” in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 (Ashley Murray/States Newsroom). Following the U.S.…
What happens in Las Vegas impacts Colorado River drought management for years to come
Glen Canyon dam on the Colorado River at Lake Powell. Nature offered the Colorado River Basin states a reprieve last winter after a heavy snowpack and generous rainfall saved the…
The delicate balancing act of filling Dillon Reservoir during spring runoff
Editor’s note: This story was produced by RockyMountainPost.com with funding from Aspen Journalism and was first posted on the Summit Daily News website on May 14 and published in their print version of the…
One Colorado ski town and county’s battle with suicide, depression
By now, if you’re a regular RockyMountainPost.com reader, you’ve seen social media posts of my front-page story in Sunday’s Colorado Springs Gazette on mental health issues in mountain towns – specifically Vail…
No Labels Executive Director White discusses Politics of Problem Solving
Margaret White, executive director of No Labels, a women-ed organization that calls itself as a bipartisan problem-solving organization, will hold a book talk Friday, Dec. 6, at Urban Farmer in downtown Denver. No…
Impeachment debate takes center stage on Veterans Day
This Veterans Day it’s hard for me to separate the politics from the policy of war during the ongoing House impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump’s withholding of military aid…
Red flag law triggers talk of recalls in Colorado even in wake of another school shooting
Douglas County, Colo., is the epicenter of a raging debate over gun safety laws despite yet another school shooting on Tuesday – this time at the STEM School Highlands Ranch.…
Colorado county divided in Congress, largely united behind public lands
Eagle County Colorado is split over two congressional districts with two representatives – Democrat Joe Neguse (CD2) and Republican Scott Tipton (CD3) — who have dramatically different ideas about how…
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