FORT COLLINS — When it comes to cattle life, the 40 or so bovines that loaf around in pens at Colorado State University’s agriculture research center have it pretty good, says Sara…
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Colorado oil and gas operator with long record of environmental violations loses right to do business in state
Facing millions of dollars in fines, dozens of violations, legions of complaints from homeowners as well as local governments, oil and gas operator Prospect Energy on Wednesday had its right to do…
Colorado expands testing for bird flu at dairy farms as state hits 30 cases in 30 days
The Colorado Department of Agriculture this week stepped up efforts to stop a runaway outbreak of bird flu cases on dairy farms by issuing an order requiring testing for the virus on…
Xcel should be ordered to get moving on home solar hookups, state regulators and industry groups say
Xcel Energy has dragged its feet in setting up a state mandated program to connect home solar arrays and should be ordered to get the program moving, according to a complaint filed…
Colorado health officials identify another human case of bird flu in the state
Colorado health officials on Wednesday announced that a dairy worker in northeastern Colorado contracted bird flu after having close contact with sick cattle. The worker, an adult man, had a mild eye…
Southeastern Coloradans could pay $20 more a month if state regulators approve utility’s rate increase
Black Hills Energy, which serves about 100,000 customers in a slice of southeastern Colorado, is seeking a $36.7 million rate hike, which would increase the average residential bill by about $20 a…
Big companies like to buy Colorado’s thriving outdoor businesses — and then move them out of state
Thirty years ago this month in a Boulder garage, Bruce “Bruno” McGowan and Bruce “Edge” Edgerly minted their first Alpine Trekker, a clunky contraption that enabled skiers to skin uphill in alpine…
Colorado becomes first state with law regulating potential consumer harms of artificial intelligence
A contentious bill adding guardrails for companies that use artificial intelligence to make big consumer decisions was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jared Polis. But Polis also took the extra step…
Rural Colorado’s “cowboy up” culture has led to high suicide rates. How can the state improve mental health in agriculture?
San Luis Valley cattle rancher George Whitten was halfway through a mental health workshop when he let himself tally up a figure he had never wanted to know — the number of…
What’s Working: More than 50% of Colorado’s businesses employ workers outside the state
Quick links: March unemployment rate and jobs report | DEN airport sixth busiest | Denver office conversions | Job fair for 55+ During the pandemic, many office workers had no choice but…