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Marshall Fire recovery 3 years on: Two-thirds of homes rebuilt — far above...
Three years after the Marshall Fire destroyed 1,105 homes in Boulder County, about two-thirds have been rebuilt — far outpacing the national average of 25% rebuilt within five years of a wildfire. Yet,...
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Louisville mandates wildfire-proofing for new homes as Boulder considers...
Three years after the Marshall Fire left Boulder County in shock — destroying more than a thousand homes and upending the lives of thousands of residents — a new level of urgency is shaping the...
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Is Boulder ready for the next big wildfire? A conversation with Wildland Fire...
Boulder Fire-Rescue deployed four firefighters on Jan. 10 to Southern California as part of nine strike teams from Colorado sent to help battle the fires raging near Los Angeles. Boulder’s team has...
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‘It’s such a loss’: Boulder monitoring program tracking air and climate...
Boulder County commissioners have cut funding for an air monitoring program at Boulder Reservoir, ending a longstanding data record used to track local air pollution and climate trends, analyze health...
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Boulder’s KC Becker departs EPA as Trump upends environmental priorities
KC Becker, a Boulder resident and former Colorado House speaker, resigned from her position as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 8 administrator on Jan. 20, the day President Donald Trump...
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Boulder fire officer on LA wildfire devastation: ‘Everything we historically...
On Jan. 12, Seth McKinney, fire management officer for the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, arrived in Palisades, California, with dozens of other Colorado firefighters. The landscape was burning....
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As wildfire risks grow, Boulder home insurance costs keep rising. Can the...
Homeowners in Boulder are seeing their home insurance premiums soar — or coverage disappear entirely — as climate risks escalate. The rising costs are forcing some to reconsider whether they can afford...
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Grassroots movement drives Boulder’s first-ever People’s Climate Justice Plan
Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish and Ramon Gabrieloff-Parish stood in the center of a circle, inviting community members to share their visions for a just and sustainable future. The discussion, part of 5 to...
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Boulder opposes statewide bill to speed up rooftop solar permits
The City of Boulder is opposing a Colorado bill that would require cities to adopt an automated online platform for approving residential solar and battery permits, arguing it could override local...
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Boulder built its own climate models. Here’s what they say about the next 25...
As Boulder braces for a hotter, drier future, new climate models tailored specifically to the city are providing a clearer picture of the risks ahead. By 2030, Boulder could see almost 30 days above 95...
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Colorado regulators approve controversial Erie oil project, allowing drilling...
State regulators have approved the controversial Draco Pad oil and gas project near Erie, allowing Civitas Resources to move forward with drilling that will extend more than two miles into Boulder...
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New Boulder ballot push could reopen debate over Xcel deal and city’s energy...
Nearly five years after Boulder voters opted to stay with Xcel Energy and end a decade-long bid to form a city-run utility, a new campaign could reignite the debate over how the city gets its power —...
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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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