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Xcel changes electricity prices for 310,000 Colorado residents, urging off-peak nighttime use
Colorado’s electric utility Xcel Energy has shifted 310,000 residents to a new "time-of-use" pricing system that pushes them to change their lifestyles – incentivizing electricity use at night instead of...
People side with political tribe even when COVID survival plan is same, CU experiment finds
People in modern democracies responded to the same COVID-19 pandemic crisis policies differently depending on who proposed them, University of Colorado psychology researchers have found.
CU interim president Todd Saliman to seek permanent position as national search begins
The University of Colorado’s interim president says he'll apply for the permanent position and has notified CU's governing regents as a 16-member team begins a national search for candidates.
Gov. Jared Polis picks new CU regent
Governor Jared Polis has appointed Republican businessman Ken Montera of Colorado Springs to serve as a new CU regent representing Colorado Springs and southern Colorado.
Coloradans behind on student loans decreased by 36% during pandemic
A 36% decline in student loan delinquency in Colorado during the pandemic in 2020 ranks among the biggest gains in a national trend, a new study based on credit bureau...
Colorado’s bad air this summer may be the best you’ll see, experts warn
"Is this the new normal?" State officials say not quite yet when it comes to air quality, but it's "consistent with patterns" about climate warming.
Bracing for more big wildfires, Colorado leaders shift strategy to “fight fires when they are small”
Facing a worsening wildfire predicament, Colorado leaders on Thursday braced for more big burns and declared they're shifting state strategy and millions in funds toward early detection and aggressive rapid...
Majority of voters in the West worry about the future of nature, poll finds
Six in 10 voters across Colorado and seven other western states are more worried than hopeful about the environment's future of nature, with respondents saying climate warming is causing havoc,...
Colorado unveils climate plan to cut heat-trapping air pollution by 90%
Colorado leaders on Thursday unveiled a plan two years in the making to cut heat-trapping air pollution in the state by 90% -- a reduction of more than 100 tons...
Colorado looks to logging to help re-balance forests in an era of climate-triggered megafires
Stunned by unprecedented megafires, Colorado is embracing logging -- mowing holes up to 140 acres in beetle-infested lodgepole pines -- in an effort to revive out-of-balance forests.