Colorado appeals court upholds Boulder’s financing plan for $76.5 million CU...
The Colorado Court of Appeals has upheld Boulder’s use of stormwater utility fees to pay for the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project at CU South, marking the latest setback for residents...
View ArticleBoulder County landowners are getting $15,000-a-year offers to host giant...
A Boulder County property owner recently received an unusual offer: $15,000 a year to host a commercial battery system on part of their land, according to a proposed lease from Denver-based Pivot...
View ArticleBoulder envisioned an all-electric Pearl Street Mall. That plan is shrinking.
Xcel Energy has begun auditing buildings along the Pearl Street Mall, the first step in a revised plan to retire an aging, high-risk natural gas line beneath the heart of downtown Boulder. The...
View ArticleTwo cyclists taken to the hospital after crashes on heat-buckled US 36...
Two cyclists were taken to the hospital this month after crashing on consecutive days at the same section of the US 36 Bikeway near Louisville and Superior after the pavement buckled under extreme...
View ArticleAs Boulder’s power grid falters, Xcel begins major undergrounding projects
This story is part of a series, Rewiring Boulder, examining local solutions for a power grid under pressure from wildfire and climate change. The first story explored why so many of Boulder’s...
View ArticleBoulder must roughly double emissions-cutting pace to reach 2030 climate goal
Boulder’s updated Climate Action Plan offers the city’s latest roadmap for reaching its ambitious climate goals. But the latest emissions data shows the city will have to move much faster to get...
View ArticleBoulder moves to annex wildfire-vulnerable neighborhood southwest of...
A wildfire-vulnerable neighborhood on Boulder’s western edge moved one step closer to joining the city last week, as Boulder City Council unanimously advanced a proposal to annex 43 acres encompassing...
View ArticleBoulder County farmers scale back crops, CSAs and staffing as drought...
After one of Colorado’s driest winters on record, Boulder County farmers spent months preparing for what many feared would be a devastating growing season. Recent rains have brought some relief, but...
View ArticleThree recent Boulder fires were likely human-caused, officials say
All three recent wildfires near Boulder are now believed to have been caused by people, not lightning or utility equipment, according to ongoing investigations by fire officials. Since late February,...
View ArticleBoulder’s water supply hangs on for now amid historic drought conditions
Boulder’s water system is likely to hold through this year without mandatory restrictions, but only if conditions don’t worsen. City officials say they expect to remain in a “drought watch,” urging...
View ArticleBoulder’s powerlines pose wildfire risk. Why are so many still above ground?
This story is part of a new series, Rewiring Boulder, examining local solutions for a power grid under pressure from wildfire and climate change. As wildfire risk grows in Boulder, the city’s...
View ArticleHalf of staff at Boulder’s NOAA Global Monitoring Lab face furloughs as...
About half of the staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Global Monitoring Lab in Boulder will be furloughed in May if federal funding is not released. The lab tracks and...
View Article‘A really bad fire season’? Boulder County official warns conditions are...
Boulder County is heading into spring with dry fuels, frequent red flag days and conditions that have already prompted public safety power shutoffs this year. A record-breaking March heatwave,...
View ArticleBoulder’s plan to use homes as a ‘virtual power plant’ stalls after federal...
The City of Boulder’s virtual power plant pilot project, meant to boost the city’s energy efficiency and reliability, is on hold indefinitely following the cancellation of a federal grant that would...
View ArticleSupreme Court to hear Boulder climate lawsuit against Exxon and Suncor,...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the next major chapter in Boulder’s long-running climate lawsuit against ExxonMobil and two Suncor entities, a decision that could determine whether the local...
View ArticleMountain pine beetle outbreak intensifies in Boulder County, threatening forests
Forest experts are warning that Boulder’s foothills could look markedly different this year as a mountain pine beetle outbreak intensifies, with potentially far-reaching impacts on recreation and fire...
View ArticleBoulder County wildfire ignited during Xcel’s power restoration after...
On Dec. 19, fire crews inspected a downed powerline along Sunshine Canyon Drive, about four miles west of downtown Boulder, and reported it to Boulder County dispatch, which passed the information to...
View ArticleBoulder’s NCAR: Colorado lawmakers mobilize after NSF opens door to dismantling
After the National Science Foundation published a letter on Jan. 23 exploring plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Colorado’s congressional delegation and other...
View ArticleNSF asks how to dismantle Boulder’s NCAR, opening door to privatization after...
One day after Congress passed an appropriations bill without protections for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the National Science Foundation published a letter asking the...
View ArticleBoulder City Council seeks tweaks to city’s new waterwise landscaping rules
Boulder City Council on Thursday asked staff to revise proposed changes to the city’s landscaping code, its first major update in more than two decades, aimed at conserving water and improving...
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