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The best of RED 2021
December 14, 2021
The best of RED 2021
December 14, 2021
STAR alternative Here’s how a new emergency-response service in Denver diverts 911 calls for mental health, substance use and other...
STAR alternative Here’s how a new emergency-response service in Denver diverts 911 calls for mental health, substance use and other...
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Climate and Environment
The weird and wonderful world of Denver snow
November 5, 2021
The weird and wonderful world of Denver snow
November 5, 2021
If you love snow, then it’s been a long autumn in Denver. As the calendar turned to November, the city...
If you love snow, then it’s been a long autumn in Denver. As the calendar turned to November, the city...
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Social Justice
Getting the lead out
October 11, 2021
Getting the lead out
October 11, 2021
There is much to learn from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in U.S. history....
There is much to learn from the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in U.S. history....
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Climate and Environment
The case of the disappearing glaciers
October 7, 2021
The case of the disappearing glaciers
October 7, 2021
One of the defining challenges of climate change is that its progress can be so gradual, you don’t really notice...
One of the defining challenges of climate change is that its progress can be so gradual, you don’t really notice...
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Climate and Environment
Where did all the water go?
September 7, 2021
Where did all the water go?
September 7, 2021
Last month’s federal declaration of an emergency water shortage on the Colorado River barely caused a ripple. But it should have made...
Last month’s federal declaration of an emergency water shortage on the Colorado River barely caused a ripple. But it should have made...
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Climate and Environment
Here comes the mud
August 20, 2021
Here comes the mud
August 20, 2021
Colorado knows natural disasters. Flooding has devastated areas of the state in recent years. Wildfires have become a frequent occurrence...
Colorado knows natural disasters. Flooding has devastated areas of the state in recent years. Wildfires have become a frequent occurrence...
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Climate and Environment
Deep experience
February 18, 2021
Deep experience
February 18, 2021
When Chris George arrived in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains more than 50 years ago, the only thing anyone really knew...
When Chris George arrived in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains more than 50 years ago, the only thing anyone really knew...
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Climate and Environment
Deadly Colorado avalanches underscore dangers of unstable snowpack
February 8, 2021
Deadly Colorado avalanches underscore dangers of unstable snowpack
February 8, 2021
Avalanches across the United States killed 15 people during the first week of February, making it the deadliest seven-day period...
Avalanches across the United States killed 15 people during the first week of February, making it the deadliest seven-day period...
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Science and Technology
Drought conditions fuel record Colorado wildfires
August 28, 2020
Drought conditions fuel record Colorado wildfires
August 28, 2020
The Pine Gulch fire north of Grand Junction Thursday grew to 139,006 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Three other...
The Pine Gulch fire north of Grand Junction Thursday grew to 139,006 acres, becoming the largest wildfire in Colorado history. Three other...