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Second reintroduced Colorado gray wolf dies in Wyoming

The wolf was one of 15 relocated from Canada to Colorado in January and is the second of that group to die recently in Wyoming.

A gray wolf stands outside of its crate for a brief moment at a release site on Jan. 14, 2025, before reentering the wild in an undisclosed location in the Colorado mountains. (Provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

FILE – The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., July 27, 2018 (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Trump’s new energy order puts states’ climate laws in the crosshairs of the Department of Justice

Sand, dirt and tumbleweeds wrapped around fences have taken over what used to be irrigation ditches with water flowing through them to irrigate fields in Crowley, Colorado, on March 25, 2025. Farmers in nearby counties worry the same could happen to them if cities like Colorado Springs divert more water from the Arkansas River by buying or leasing water rights. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Colorado Springs voters will decide on annexation of 6,500-home development that has stoked farmers’ water worries

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Letters: Don’t dry the Lower Arkansas Valley by selling rights to water hungry developers

"For anyone unaware of the consequences of these water grabs, it would be timely to take a drive through Ordway, Las Animas, or other locations in the valley. There you can see the impact of the greed of cities and developers." --...

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Rene Osorio of Urban Exteriors uses a hammer to remove nails as he strips a roof of its shingles on Aug. 10, 2017, in Wheat Ridge.

Colorado wants to solve its insurance crisis. But homeowners would have to pay.

Colorado Insurance Commissioner Michael Conway and Democratic lawmakers believe adding a 1% fee to policies sold statewide could, in the long run, make premiums less expensive.

pollution

A union RTD workers rally outside Union Station in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Bus drivers, train operators and other RTD workers marched from Union Station to RTD offices demanding higher pay. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Letters: Colorado is brewing a “recipe for escalating class warfare”

"The Labor Peace Act curtails freedom of association for thousands of people who want to improve their lives. It is not just about money."

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DENVER, CO. - June 10: United Airlines 787 Boeing Dreamliner leaving DIA on it's nonstop service from its hub in Denver to Tokyo-Narita. June 10, 2013 Denver, Colorado. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

United flight diverted back to DIA after possible “wildlife strike”

A United flight headed from Denver to Canada was diverted back to Denver International Airport...

mining

Shares of Colorado oil and gas companies were hit hard on Friday, a day after importers took a beating due to tariff concerns. This picture is of a Liberty Energy facility in 2022. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Public companies in Colorado lost $43.7 billion in market value on Friday

Colorado stock values plummeted for a second day, with natural resource companies replacing consumer goods...

oil and gas

Kathleen Sgamma, President, Western Energy Alliance, speaks during a House Committee on Natural Resources hearing on America's Energy and Mineral potential, Feb. 8, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Trump’s pick to lead Bureau of Land Management withdraws nomination as Jan. 6 criticism surfaces

Kathleen Sgamma, the president of the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance, withdrew her nomination to lead...

wildfires

The Turkey Track fire burning on 128 acres of forest land in Douglas County was 0% contained on Sunday, April 13, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office).

Wildfire burning in Douglas County near Sedalia 45% contained

A wildfire burning on more than 100 acres of land in Douglas County north of...

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