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No plants, no wood fences: Boulder proposes ban on flammable materials within...
The Boulder City Council last week gave initial approval to new home hardening rules aimed at reducing wildfire risk in the city’s most vulnerable areas by prohibiting flammable materials on and around...
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Rumors of DOGE inspectors at NOAA Boulder spark protest amid fears of deep...
A crowd of protesters gathered outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s offices in Boulder early Monday after word spread that employees from the Department of Government...
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Lawsuit over South Boulder flood mitigation project threatens construction...
A group of Boulder residents has sued the City of Boulder over how it plans to pay for the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project — the latest attempt to halt development of a spillway and...
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Boulder set to mandate fire-resistant materials and plants for new homes in...
In an effort to reduce wildfire risk, the Boulder City Council on May 15 unanimously approved a new set of building and landscaping rules for properties in fire-prone areas, requiring fire-resistant...
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Boulder environmental justice programs gutted after EPA slashes climate...
Community groups in Boulder have been working to expand clean water access, prepare vulnerable neighborhoods for wildfires and help residents speak out about toxic pollution. Now, several of those...
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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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