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Tapped: As fire risk climbs, Colorado faces threat to drinking water

Tapped: As fire risk climbs, Colorado faces threat to drinking water

Updated 4 days ago

Specialists surveying Colorado’s forests know this year will be challenging. Snow melted too quickly, strong winds dried out the trees, and the early signs of...

Denver public safety power shut-offs ‘a last resort,’ Xcel says

Denver public safety power shut-offs ‘a last resort,’ Xcel says

Updated 1 month ago

Although Denver has not yet experienced a public safety power shut-off, the Mile High City came close in December, according to Xcel Energy officials who...

Polis pushes back after Trump administration again denies federal disaster aid

Polis pushes back after Trump administration again denies federal disaster aid

Updated 2 months ago

A dispute over federal disaster aid escalated Monday as Colorado Gov. Jared Polis faulted the Trump administration for rejecting the state’s appeals for assistance following...

A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado

A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter in Colorado

Updated 2 months ago

The warmest winter in Colorado history could lead to record-breaking proliferation of a tiny insect, about the size of a grain of rice, that has...

Xcel gets an earful from public for power shutoffs in Colorado

Xcel gets an earful from public for power shutoffs in Colorado

Updated 4 months ago

Residents, business owners and local officials gave Xcel Energy an earful during a hearing convened by Colorado’s utility regulators on Wednesday, accusing the power company...

Colorado lawmakers roll out bipartisan plan aimed at lowering home insurance risk

Colorado lawmakers roll out bipartisan plan aimed at lowering home insurance risk

Updated 4 months ago

Rising homeowners’ insurance rates prompted a group of lawmakers to introduce a bill Wednesday aimed at reducing damage from hail and wildfire. The measure would...

PUC schedules virtual hearing on proposed rules for public safety power shutoffs

PUC schedules virtual hearing on proposed rules for public safety power shutoffs

Updated 4 months ago

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission will hold a virtual public comment hearing to gather input on proposed new rules for Public Safety Power Shutoff events,...

Colorado academy trains next generation of wildland firefighters

Colorado academy trains next generation of wildland firefighters

Updated 5 months ago

Wildfire activity is on the upswing in Colorado and across the U.S., and state firefighting and incident management agencies are stepping up their efforts to...

Where do Denver’s mayoral candidates stand on pressing energy challenges?

Where do Denver’s mayoral candidates stand on pressing energy challenges?

Updated 3 years ago

We asked Denver’s candidates for mayor their position on the city’s most challenges energy issues. Below are their responses, which have been edited for brevity...

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