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Shannon Young/KGNUThe Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final determination to downgrade air quality in the Denver Metro and Northern Front Range area to “severe” non-attainment for ground level ozone. The effects of poor air quality on cardio-respiratory health are well documented, but recent studies show bad air may also affect the gut microbiome in people as young as infants. -
Lindsay D’Addato/High Country NewsFormations in a Wyoming cave that are hundreds of thousands of years old, are helping scientists better understand the climate crisis. The research is paired with information gathered from neighboring lake sediment to help inform climate modeling.
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In November, the Supreme Court is scheduled to start reviewing a case that could overturn landmark legislation that protects Indigenous youth. This has prompted civil liberties groups and tribes in Wyoming to get involved. -
New research has uncovered more on the history of Moab pioneer William Grandstaff. The Black cowboy made his home on the Colorado plateau in the late 1800s, and spent his later years in a cabin near the top of Red Mountain in Glenwood Springs, while running businesses in town.
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Steel City: 1980-2004 at History Colorado’s El Pueblo History Museum, chronicles a key period in the history of Pueblo. Over more than two decades, steelworkers and their families fought for labor rights, while the wider community came together to support them.
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Chokecherries are continuing to ripen on Colorado slopes through September. Their deep purple color at this time of year contrasts with the bright red of early spring.
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At last month’s Colorado Water Congress, some municipalities announced conservation commitments that were vague and difficult to measure. Sackett helps unpack these goals and the Bureau of Reclamation’s demands for water-cutback plans in the Colorado River basin earlier this summer.
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Dr. Daniel Kaffine, a professor of economics and a fellow at the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute at CU Boulder, discusses increased tax incentives and the substantial price decrease in the past 10 years that is incentivizing more people to install solar panels on their homes.
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Over the last several years, many Telluride nonprofits have seen reductions in lodging opportunities to house the guests and seasonal staff they bring to the region. Many of those organizations are now coming together to raise awareness about the issue and the impact it is having on their programming.
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Dr. Nicki Gonzales, a noted historian and Professor of History and Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion at Regis University in Denver, says Latinos played a significant role in Colorado history, particularly in labor issues.
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Community members gathered in Aspen on Saturday to celebrate the life of local legend Bob Braudis. Many remembered his community-based, restorative-justice approach to law enforcement.
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Climate activists gathered outside of the lodge in Grand Teton National Park on Thursday, August 25, where the Federal Reserve was holding its annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.
