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Million Dollar Homes With Oil Wells as Neighbors

As a planned community near the Rockies rises, so do concerns over a fracking operation that would stretch under the homes.

Capital & Main

A big idea for small farms: How to link agriculture, nutrition and public health

In Boulder, Colo., the county is investing in sustainable farming and helping people buy local produce. It's been called "a triple win" – for customers, farmers and the economy.

WEKU

Oil Company Cancels Colorado Open Space Drilling Proposal

The plan by Extraction would have led to horizontal drilling under hundreds of acres of scenic Boulder County lands purchased with taxpayer dollars.

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One year on from the deadly Marshall Fire, survivors battle an inferno of fear for the next one

More than 1,000 homes, including an entire subdivision, burnt to the ground in the Marshall Fire, which spread with devastating speed and ferocity during a time of year not usually associated with wildfires. One year later, Boulder County and its residents are struggling to recover - and worried it might…

The Independent UK

How a Colorado Law Could Force Boulder to Sell Oil and Gas to Private Company

State regulators could order Boulder County to sell its gas rights without consent.

Capital & Main

Official: 2021 Colorado wildfire losses surpass $2 billion

A wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and businesses in suburban Denver last winter caused more than $2 billion in losses, making it by far the costliest in Colorado history

The Independent UK

3 die as planes collide over Colorado's Boulder County

DENVER — Three people died Saturday morning when two airplanes collided over Boulder County and crashed, according to the sheriff’s office.

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Judge won’t yet consider First Amendment defense from man arrested after livestreaming during King Soopers shooting

DENVER — A Boulder County judge on Tuesday allowed the criminal case to go forward against the man charged with police obstruction after he livestreamed the 2021 mass shooting at the Table Mesa King Soopers grocery store.

The Denver Post

FAA confirms 4 killed in Colorado plane crash that sparked wildfire

DENVER — Four people were killed in the Boulder County plane crash that sparked a wildfire Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The Denver Post

6 months after Marshall fire, victims still taking first steps in long road to recovery

DENVER — For the past six months, Matteo Rebeschini and his family have struggled to get into a groove after the Marshall fire destroyed their home.

The Denver Post

Gun control goes hyperlocal in Colorado, as restrictions pass in 4 Boulder County cities

DENVER — Four cities in Boulder County pushed forward a list of gun control measures this week in what could presage a coordinated effort at the local level to enact firearms reforms in Colorado amid a surge of gun violence in the country and a deepening division over what to…

The Denver Post

Authorities weigh danger posed by Colorado teen charged with threatening to 'shoot and bomb' school

DENVER — The 14-year-old boy accused of threatening a shooting at Casey Middle School in Boulder will stay in custody at least until next week while authorities evaluate how much of a threat he poses to others, a Boulder County judge ruled Tuesday.

The Denver Post

Some cities, states say Big Oil should pay for climate damage

In the waning days of 2021, a grass fire broke out in Boulder County, Colorado. Fueled by extreme drought and high winds, the fire swept through the communities of Superior and Louisville. Within hours, it had destroyed more than a thousand structures — making the Marshall fire the most destructive…

Tribune News Service

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing forever unless communities plan ahead – that loss hurts the economy

The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people displaced or homeless. For many of them, it will be months if not years before their homes are rebuilt.

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How to build wildfire-resistant communities on the wildland fringe

Across the West, thousands of people are deciding what to do about homes that have been destroyed by wildfires in recent months. Those planning to rebuild will be looking for ways to make their new homes and neighborhoods as fire-resistant as possible.

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