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Boulder County judge dismisses legal challenge to CU South flood project
A Boulder County District Court judge on June 10 dismissed a lawsuit by residents seeking to block the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project at CU South, clearing one legal hurdle for a $66...
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Boulder Fire-Rescue’s free home wildfire assessments booked until August as...
Boulder homeowners are lining up to assess and reduce their wildfire risk — so many, in fact, that the city’s free detailed home assessments are now booked out until August. The surge in demand began...
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Boulder expands wildfire risk zone to 16,000+ homes. Is yours one of them?
Simon Testa created the interactive for Boulder Reporting Lab using data from the City of Boulder. Boulder is redrawing the map of its wildfire danger zone, and it’s growing dramatically. The Boulder...
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‘It just will be too hot’: Boulder mobile home residents face summer without...
This story was updated on June 25, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. to include details from the state’s written determination on the removal of the trees. For decades, towering cottonwood trees provided welcome...
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NOAA budget request would eliminate Boulder climate labs, slash hundreds of jobs
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed a sweeping budget cut to Congress that would eliminate its entire research arm, including four Boulder-based laboratories and all...
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Boulder ups the ante in lawsuit over CU South flood project, citing...
The City of Boulder is seeking to hold a group of residents financially liable for what it says are efforts to block construction of the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project at CU South,...
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New $2.5M Climate Equity Fund launches as Boulder groups lose federal support
On Aug. 1, Boulder County will launch its new Climate Equity Fund, a $2.5 million grant program designed to support community-led climate action, particularly in frontline communities most impacted by...
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After last year’s chaotic wildfire power shutoff, Xcel promises clearer...
Last spring, Boulder was blindsided. On April 6, 2024, Xcel preemptively shut off electricity to about 55,000 customers in an effort to prevent wildfires, plunging the city into confusion. Businesses...
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In the Marshall Fire burn area, neighbors are learning to fight embers and...
Three and a half years after the Marshall Fire, residents across the burn area and well beyond still tense up on hot, dry days. What began as two grass fires, fanned by hurricane-force winds, became...
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Boulder City Council considers extending wildfire safety rules to existing...
Earlier this month, new rules took effect aimed at making homes in fire-prone areas of the city more resilient to wildfires. Among the requirements is that new homes must have a five-foot buffer of...
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