Colorado officials are investigating the death of a woman in Grand County after witnesses spotted two men putting her body in a car, according to investigators. Law enforcement…
Read more Colorado woman dies after ‘disturbance’ outside U.S. Forest Service officeThe Trump administration on Wednesday took formal steps to rescind a decades-old rule that protects 58.5 million acres of wild areas in national forests, including 4.4 million acres…
Read more Trump administration presses rollback of ‘Roadless Rule’ on wildlandsA slowly growing, nearly contained wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope is now the fourth-largest on state record, according to fire officials. As of Monday night, the 90%…
Read more Colorado wildfires: Lee fire now fourth-largest in state historyColorado’s fifth-largest wildfire on record is 90% contained as rain showers and thunderstorms continue across the Western Slope, fire officials said. As of Monday morning, the Lee fire…
Read more Colorado wildfires: State’s fifth-largest wildfire on record now 90% containedThe human-sparked Pearl fire burning west of Fort Collins in Larimer County is 75% contained, fire officials announced Saturday. The Pearl fire — a wildfire that started on…
Read more Pearl fire burning west of Fort Collins 75% containedEvery hiker in Los Angeles knows that sinking feeling. You stare at the mountains (because that’s what we do when we have a moment) and see a dark…
Read more Commentary: Southern California forests are burning. Protect them from their biggest threat — peopleWhile flames may be the most visual wildfire danger, experts say smoke and fire retardant slurry can have long-lasting effects on human health and the environment. New research…
Read more How wildfire smoke, retardant slurry impact human health, environment – The CannabistWhen a wildfire started in the mountains of Fresno County late last month, much of California was on the cusp of a heat wave that would go on…
Read more Heavy gear, unforgiving terrain, backbreaking work. Now firefighters contend with extreme heat tooThe 1,191-acre Oak Ridge wildfire burning on U.S. Forest Service land in Pueblo County was 25% contained Thursday, fire officials said. Firefighters made significant progress containing the blaze,…
Read more Colorado wildfire: Oak Ridge fire 25% contained, officials say – The CannabistThe lightning-sparked Oak Ridge fire in Pueblo County has grown to more than 1,100 acres of U.S. Forest Service land as of Friday morning. Fire officials in a…
Read more Oak Ridge fire grows to 1,100 acres on U.S. Forest Service land in Pueblo County – The CannabistEnvironmental activists have opened a new front in their long-running fight against a company that pipes water from the San Bernardino Mountains and bottles it for sale as…
Read more Environmentalists urge California wildlife officials to investigate bottled water operationLAKEWOOD, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting nearly $66 million toward improving roads, trails and water quality in the Rocky Mountain region, the U.S. Department…
Read more Nearly $66 million invested in improving roads, trails, water quality in Rocky Mountain regionHarvesting wild local produce in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park may not seem like the best idea. And yet, on a foraging tour of the lively public park last month,…
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