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		<title>The War Next Door: The Fight to Save Piñon Canyon From the Army</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/02/pinoncanyon.jpg" alt="windmill and water storage at pinon canyon" /><p>After battling the Army's attempts to  expand the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site for decades, two groups were just honored by the state.</p>
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		<title>Denver to Increase Water Prices Amid Drought. Here&#8217;s How It Will Affect You.</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:43:58 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Wild Turkeys Run A-Fowl Throughout Denver Area</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:44:58 -0600</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://www.westword.com/news/wild-turkeys-in-denver-40866078/">Wild Turkeys Run A-Fowl Throughout Denver Area</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.westword.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>How Denver&#8217;s Upcoming Water Restrictions Will Impact You</title>
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					<dc:creator>Hannah Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:50:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>State of the Rockies: Concerned About Climate Change, Rollback of Public Land Protections</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:31:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/coloradonationalmonumnet.jpg" alt="colorado national monument" /><p>The annual Conservation in the West poll surveyed voters in eight states.</p>
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		<title>A Cloudy Future: What Air Pollution Does to the Human Body</title>
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					<dc:creator>Patricia Calhoun</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/01/browncloud.avif" alt="brown cloud denver" /><p>For years, when the EPA assessed the economic impact of new regulations, it weighed both the health costs for Americans and the compliance costs for businesses. That's changing.</p>
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		<title>As 2025 Ends, Colorado Falls Short of Its First Major Greenhouse Gas Target</title>
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					<dc:creator>Thomas Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 08:21:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Bug Watch: Nation’s Most Destructive Forest Pest Found in Four Denver Neighborhoods</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/ww-media/mediaserver/den/2025-26/emerals-ash-borer-adult-hole-tree.webp" alt="emerald ash borer bug on tree stump" /><p>The emerald ash borer's spread has been "significantly slowed" by proactive city efforts.</p>
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		<title>Colorado Businesses, Universities Impacted by Trump’s &#8220;Politically Motivated&#8221; Grant Terminations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 08:43:33 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title>Emergency Alerts May Not Reach Those Who Need Them Most in Colorado</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2025 08:45:20 -0600</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://www.westword.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/emergencyalerts.avif" alt="man looking at wildfire" /><p>The legislature mandated this study of warning systems.</p>
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