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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 during peak daytime hours.

Xcel changes electricity prices for 310,000 Colorado residents, urging off-peak nighttime use

March 8, 2022 at 11:34 a.m.

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 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.

People side with political tribe even when COVID survival plan is same, CU experiment finds

January 20, 2022 at 11:11 a.m.

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.

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.

CU interim president Todd Saliman to seek permanent position as national search begins

December 22, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

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.

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.

Gov. Jared Polis picks new CU regent

December 20, 2021 at 11:08 a.m.

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.

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 and federal government loan data finds.

Coloradans behind on student loans decreased by 36% during pandemic

November 12, 2021 at 10:23 a.m.

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...

"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.

Colorado’s bad air this summer may be the best you’ll see, experts warn

August 9, 2021 at 10:02 a.m.

"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.

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 response to squelch flames before they spread.

Bracing for more big wildfires, Colorado leaders shift strategy to “fight fires when they are small”

April 8, 2021 at 3:25 p.m.

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...

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, a new opinion poll has found.

Majority of voters in the West worry about the future of nature, poll finds

February 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m.

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 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 a year -- before 2050 to improve public health and help contain climate warming.

Colorado unveils climate plan to cut heat-trapping air pollution by 90%

January 15, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

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...

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.

Colorado looks to logging to help re-balance forests in an era of climate-triggered megafires

December 7, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

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.

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