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Though historic snowfall eased drought conditions, threats of extended dry periods don’t let up in the arid West. That’s why water managers are working on creating sustainable water supplies, including turning the water that flushes down people’s toilets into drinking water from their taps.
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KDNK News Director Morgan Neely brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.
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When did horses become a part of Western Indigenous communities? That’s the focus of a recent study that challenges long-held ideas. But it also highlights the importance of decolonizing science.
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KDNK's News Director Morgan Neely has updates from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond, including a look at new resources being thrown at the Spring Creek Fire south of Parachute.
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There’s a lot of concern about PFAS chemicals that have seeped into waterways in the Mountain West. But some researchers are finding that bacteria can help clean them up.
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Rising temperatures across the Southwest are hurting farmers’ crops, and that’s escalating crop insurance costs for heat-related impacts, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group.
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A record number of people are participating in recreation activities like hiking, biking and climbing. A new report shows that this surge in interest is changing people’s experiences on public lands, sometimes for the worse.
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Several electric vehicle companies are phasing out AM radio. But a bipartisan effort in Congress would require all automakers to maintain AM capabilities in their new vehicles at no extra charge.
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The Interior Department is spending another $64 million to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells that threaten the environment and public health, including some wells in the Mountain West.
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Like many tribal leaders and advocates, Angel Charley of the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women saw court challenges to the law as an attack on tribal sovereignty. She also says it was an opportunity for extractive industries to get a larger foothold on tribal lands.