Colorado and Alaska have the most expensive midterm battles in the region.
Colorado
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How to pass a wilderness bill in 2014
Lessons from southwest Colorado’s Hermosa Creek.
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From the Tipi to the Tesla
Activist Winona LaDuke on environmental justice and foregoing unclean technology.
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Extreme Makeover, the BLM episode
How a gigantic federal bureaucracy is positioning itself to manage resources at a “landscape” level.
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Colorado’s first legal hemp harvest since 1957 is underway
But a ban on seed transport hampers farmers.
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Colorado’s river economy worth $9 billion
Outdoor recreation businesses say state water plan must do more to protect rivers.
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Can Hickenlooper get his middle-of-the-road magic back?
The Colorado governor has Democratic politicians calmed and fractivists pissed.
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A public land swap for the rich
As a deal gets sweetened, how do you measure what’s fair?
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Is Denver the Houston of the Rockies — again?
Even greenie hotspots get their economic mojo from fossil fuels.
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A cyclist’s plea to motorists
Cars are a deadly weapon and drivers need to take care.
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War of the words
New oil and gas ‘codebook’ aims to help the public muddle through the fracking debate
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Manmade quakes shake the Southwest
Tremors in Colorado and New Mexico linked to coalbed methane extraction.
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When is lightning likely?
The National Weather Service’s new lightning potential index.
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Zen and the art of wildflower science
In the Rocky Mountains, a long-term study yields surprises.
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Rural cops get militarized
Pentagon gives guns, armored vehicles and battlefield gear to rural Western counties.
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A new wildfire protection approach in Colorado
Homeowners take on the costs of fire mitigation — with lots of help.
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Climate canary
Greenhouse gases are changing the way we talk about coal.
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Jared Polis abandons anti-fracking initiatives
A Democratic family feud takes a surprising turn in Colorado.
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Recreational deaths soar this summer
Grand Canyon and Colorado rivers have record year for deaths.
