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Community Members File for Historic Designation in Attempt to Save Xcel’s Zuni Steam Plant

Community Members File for Historic Designation in Attempt to Save Xcel’s Zuni Steam Plant

By Catie CheshireMarch 21, 2025

If the property isn’t purchased by March 25, Xcel Energy has indicated the company intends to file a demolition permit with the city.

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Denver Hotel Makes Time List of World’s Greatest Places

By Catie CheshireMarch 19, 2025

Denver residents have mixed reviews of the hotel, but one thing is certain: There’s no other structure like it.

colorado wildfire burning building

Colorado Outdoor Groups Warn of Increased Wildfire, Avalanche Risks Due to Federal Layoffs

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 18, 2025

“With wildfire seasons growing longer and more intense, cutting these positions now will only exacerbate the challenges.”

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What the Flock? Meet Amanda Buxton, Denver’s Duck Whisperer

By Jason HellerMarch 12, 2025

“What if everyone decided to dump their ducks at Sloan’s Lake? Like if everybody just decided, ‘Who cares?’ Then where would we be?”

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Over Fifty National Parks Employees Were Fired in Colorado, Rangers Claim

By Hannah MetzgerMarch 6, 2025

There might be more terminations on the way for Coloradans.

National Parks Lost 1,000 Employees in a Decade. Trump Did the Same in a Day.

National Parks Lost 1,000 Employees in a Decade. Trump Did the Same in a Day.

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 21, 2025

“Parks are the face of our country. Unfortunately, they’re going to be reflecting chaos.”

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Even MAGA Voters Oppose Cuts to National Parks and Forest Services, Poll Finds

By Hannah MetzgerFebruary 20, 2025

Voters “weren’t factoring in some of the changes that we’re seeing now” when they picked Donald Trump as president, pollster says.

Xcel’s “Energy Wrapped” Videos Mimic Spotify to Break Down Bills

By Catie CheshireFebruary 4, 2025

The utility company sends videos summarizing your annual energy use with tips to save money on energy, but how effective are they?

colorado wildfire burning building

Aspen Fire Chief Swears by AI Detection Cameras. Colorado Lawmakers Are Listening.

By Catie CheshireFebruary 4, 2025

“Early detection is so incredibly important, because right now we’re relying on hikers or people driving by, or people seeing smoke off in a distance.”

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Southwest Denver Just Got $20 Million to Build a Climate Resiliency Hub

By Catie CheshireJanuary 23, 2025

With the grant plus other funds raised, Commún now has 80 percent of the estimated $40 million needed to renovate the aging building on the Loretto Heights Campus.

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Still New to Paying for Trash, Denver Residents Frustrated With Recycling Rollback

By Catie CheshireJanuary 21, 2025

“Basically, all the services that they told us they were going to provide and the reason why we are paying for trash, they decided to take away this year.”

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Prairie Dog Colony Sparks Longmont HOA Feud

By Catie CheshireJanuary 19, 2025

The Harvest Junction Village HOA wants to exterminate prairie dogs on three acres of land in Longmont, but activists say they can relocate them for free.

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Effort to Pause Wolf Reintroduction Denied by Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission

By Catie CheshireJanuary 9, 2025

Rather than pausing the program, CPW agreed to add several new layers, including a range rider program and a chronic depredation definition for wolves preying on livestock.

A gray wolf curiously cocks its head.

Opponents of Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Push 2026 Ballot Measure

By Catie CheshireJanuary 7, 2025

“It just became glaringly clear to me and to thousands of other people that this law was just not working for many stakeholders in the state.”

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From Trash to Treasure: Denver Airport’s Waste Valet Service a Quick Success

By Catie CheshireJanuary 6, 2025

The pilot program has prevented nearly seventy tons of waste from heading to the landfill in six months, and that’s just from one concourse.

A gray wolf curiously cocks its head.

A Year of Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado, by the Numbers

By Catie CheshireJanuary 3, 2025

With a full year now on the books, here’s a look back at wolf reintroduction.

Blast From the Past: When President Jimmy Carter Visited Rick’s Cafe

Blast From the Past: When President Jimmy Carter Visited Rick’s Cafe

By Westword StaffDecember 29, 2024

The reason: The dishwasher was solar-powered.

Denver Water Invented Xeriscaping. Now It Wants People to Adopt “ColoradoScaping.”

Denver Water Invented Xeriscaping. Now It Wants People to Adopt “ColoradoScaping.”

By Catie CheshireDecember 11, 2024

The term “xeriscaping” can have a negative connotation, so Denver Water is rebranding the sustainable landscaping practice.

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Donald Trump Taps Coloradan Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

Donald Trump Taps Coloradan Chris Wright as Energy Secretary

By Patricia CalhounNovember 16, 2024

The Liberty Energy CEO’s campaign mocking North Face went global three years ago.

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Opinion: Lakewood Cries Foul Over New Ordinance While Ignoring Own Laws for Years

By Regina HopkinsNovember 16, 2024

Residents are pushing a petition that’s “a victory for preserving open space, reflecting the community’s desire to protect Lakewood’s character and environment.”

men and a wolfe

Agricultural Producers Petition CPW to Pause Wolf Introduction, Citing High Conflict Rate With Wildlife

By Catie CheshireNovember 15, 2024

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has yet to make a decision about the petition.

Solar panels on a home in Denver, Colorado.

Some Xcel Customers Can’t Turn on Their Solar Panels

By Catie CheshireOctober 15, 2024

“I can only imagine what it must be for one of these customers who are sitting with the system on their roof for more than a year, and they just can’t turn it on.”

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