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Climate-focused Boulder mayoral forum puts the heat on Xcel Energy
Empower Our Future, a local environmental organization dedicated to bringing clean energy to Boulder, hosted a candidate forum on Oct. 3 for three of Boulder’s mayoral candidates. Nicole Speer, Aaron...
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South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project moves forward, but faces...
After voters rejected a ballot measure in the last election that would have halted the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project at the CU South property, what is the project’s status a year later?...
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City council gives go-ahead to a Boulder gas ban, but with community input
In response to the Boulder City Council’s request in June to explore a citywide gas ban in new buildings, city staff returned to council on Nov. 9 with details about what such a ban might entail. “The...
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Boulder County dealt setback in Supreme Court ruling on oil and gas leases,...
Boulder County was dealt a setback from the Colorado Supreme Court this month in a ruling on oil and gas leases within its borders. But county officials are trying to view the decision in a positive...
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RTD’s EcoPass program: A ‘powerful’ tool to shift away from cars, yet...
The City of Boulder is considering new incentives to encourage employers to offer free bus passes to their employees as part of a broader effort to reduce the number of people who drive...
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Boulder considers design changes to $40 million Goose Creek flood mitigation...
John Berggren lives on Edgewood Drive in Old North Boulder. His house backs up to Goose Creek that jumped its banks in the 2013 floods. “2013 was terrifying,” Berggren said, adding that the creek...
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Boulder County’s new solar co-op is ‘breaking all kinds’ of records, expands...
Boulder County residents have another opportunity to join their neighbors to save big on rooftop solar. Already boasting 287 members of a 200-member goal, the co-op is now accepting up to 500 members...
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Valmont power plant history: A century of fueling Boulder’s growth and...
This story is part of a collaborative journalism project between Boulder Reporting Lab and the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Read the main story, Hidden...
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5 takeaways from Boulder Reporting Lab’s collaborative investigation into...
This summary is part of a collaborative journalism project between Boulder Reporting Lab and the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder. Read the full story, Hidden...
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Hidden hazard: Boulder’s million-ton coal ash problem has no local watchdog
This story is a collaboration between Boulder Reporting Lab and the Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado Boulder, and was reported by a group of graduate students at CU....
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Learning from Marshall Fire: Boulder officials trying new strategies to stop...
As the two-year anniversary of the Marshall Fire approaches, Boulder officials are contemplating new measures to bolster the city’s ability to withstand wildfires, including new regulations. “There’s...
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‘We’re going to lose people who want to live here’: High housing costs,...
The Marshall Fire aftermath is illustrating how long it takes to recover from a disaster and how, for almost everyone affected, returning to life as it was is impossible. But some people get closer...
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Wildfire lawsuits surge against Xcel Energy: Boulder County joins 200-plus...
In Colorado, the deadline to sue for starting a wildfire is two years. That window for the Marshall Fire closed on Dec. 30, 2023, but not before more than 200 cases were filed against Xcel Energy for...
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Boulder County’s 20-plus fire districts embrace ‘monumental’ coordinated...
For years, firefighters across Boulder County have relied on a single weather station in the Sugarloaf community to assess daily fire risk and help guide the response of fire districts to calls about...
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Boulder County gets grant to tackle its EV charging problem, prioritizing...
Boulder County will soon receive a $4.9 million federal grant to add public electric vehicle charging stations throughout the county that local officials say are critical to encourage more residents...
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12 flood projects Boulder wants to build first to protect residents — and why
For the first time, City of Boulder officials have unveiled the list of flood projects they want to prioritize for construction, using a nuanced formula that takes equity into account. Out of more...
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Xcel Energy’s struggle with carbon emission targets raises concerns in...
Xcel Energy is on track to miss its 2024 carbon emissions targets laid out in the Boulder/Xcel franchise agreement, just as it did in 2022, according to a company presentation to the Xcel community...
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Crucial decision looms for South Boulder Creek flood project at CU South as...
In 2022, Boulder voters opposed a ballot measure that could have halted the South Boulder Creek flood mitigation project at the CU South property. This cleared the way for the site’s eventual...
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‘Fracking the System’: Boulder filmmaker documents decade-long fight against...
“Fracking the System,” a new documentary premiering on Feb. 23 at the Colorado Environmental Film Festival in Golden, features Boulder County residents and follows the journey of climate activists...
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How Boulder is warming up to cold climate heat pumps
Heat pump installations in Boulder County tripled in 2023 compared to 2022. With more Boulderites shifting away from gas heating, the question remains: Can current heat pump technology handle sub-zero...
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