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Wolf reintroduction evolves as challenges threaten early 2024 deadline

Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners hosted final public meeting on plan Wednesday

DATE: Feb 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Public land crossing creates a private-property conundrum that’s tough to fix

House Bill 1066 would allow lawful passage between parcels bordering private property, settling a decades-old conundrum in the West

DATE: Feb 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado law makes it very difficult and financially perilous to sue the gun industry

Democrats are poised to roll back the state’s extra protections against lawsuits for gun manufacturers and sellers

DATE: Feb 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Use executive action to protect more BLM land, say Colorado’s House Democrats

Rep. DeGette asking Biden to step up effort to conserve public lands

DATE: Feb 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Can Colorado’s seedling tree nursery curb forest fires and disease?

Facility has begun its resurgence with mission to be an ‘epicenter of reforestation’

DATE: Feb 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hunting groups quit Colorado Outdoor Partnership, cite lack of focus on wildlife

Partnership was convened to shape conservation and recreation policy. Three groups say the focus has been elsewhere.

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado legislation takes ‘galloping step’ toward horse slaughter ban

The Senate Agriculture Committee passed a weaker version of the original bill that’s intended to protect horses during transport

DATE: Feb 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Dog-attacking mountain lion in Nederland was healthy, hadn’t recently fed on dogs

The lion had gunshot wounds on its head and chest after a man killed it as it attacked his dog, officials say

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Water conservation remains a huge concern in the West, annual Colorado College poll shows

The State of the Rockies project’s 13th annual poll found that Coloradans and other western states are still on high alert about water shortages – and willing to act

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More medical-debt consumer protections proposed by Colorado Democrats

Colorado lawmakers pushing for stronger consumer protections in place for people with medical debt

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kent Thiry’s next political focus: Big changes to Colorado’s primary election process

The deep-pocketed former DaVita CEO has already spent millions on democracy-related initiatives in Colorado in recent years

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Counties could further regulate where people can shoot guns under Colorado bill

House Bill 23-1165 would lift state preemption preventing counties from limiting firearm discharge in unincorporated areas

DATE: Feb 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News