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From the San Luis Valley to Vail, Latino labor powers every sector of Colorado’s economy
In Colorado, a national debate about the role of Latinos in American society has deep roots in the state’s history, current identity — and future.
A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches
A recent survey conducted by Colorado State University in Orchard Mesa found that 100% of the orchards have trees infected with cytospora canker.
Foreign aid’s hidden benefit: Recipients are more likely to pay the generosity forward
Foreign aid may not improve how recipients view donor countries – but it can set off a chain of goodwill that spreads far beyond the original act of giving.
Why Colorado River negotiations stalled, and how they could resume with the possibility of agreement
The seven U.S. states that make up the Colorado River basin are struggling to agree on how best to manage the river’s water as its supply dwindles due to climate change and a period of prolonged drought.
Federal benefits cuts are looming – here’s how Colorado is trying to protect families with children
While federal anti-poverty initiatives like the child tax credit expansion have stalled, states like Colorado are increasingly leveraging their tax codes to combat poverty.
Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods
After nearly 15 straight years of ever-larger and more damaging floods in Alaska’s capital city, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is discussing an ambitious and expensive solution: create a permanent drain from the lake that would prevent it from reaching outburst stage.
Why do mountaintops stay snowy?
Earth’s atmosphere begins right at its surface and extends to outer space, and it is filled with a mixture of many different gases. Gases in the atmosphere include the oxygen we breathe and the water vapor that makes it rain and snow. They are essential to supporting life on Earth in several ways.
Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.
Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics’ future – and even snowmaking has limits for saving the Games
Ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics in northern Italy, where snowfall was below average for the start of the season, officials had large lakes built near major venues to provide enough water for snowmaking. But snowmaking can go only so far in a warming climate.
All foods can fit in a balanced diet – a dietitian explains how flexibility can be healthier than dieting
Try this diet. Don’t eat at these times. Eat this food and you’ll lose weight. With society’s obsession with food, health and weight, statements like these are all over social media, gyms and even health care offices.
