Bruce Finley

General enterprise reporter

Bruce Finley

Bruce Finley covers general enterprise topics and breaking news. He has focused on environmental and climate issues, winning recognition for outstanding investigative reporting, and global news, with on-site work in 40 countries. He grew up in Colorado, a fourth-generation resident, graduated from Stanford, then earned degrees in international relations as a Fulbright scholar in Britain and in journalism at Northwestern. He is a licensed lawyer.

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Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rukasa Claude, left, and Therese Mukandakezi in Claude's apartment in Denver on Dec. 2, 2022. Therese's grandson and Ruskasa's good friend, Zuwa Goro, was shot and killed in a nearby alley last year. Another friend of Claude's, Eugene Karekezi, was also killed in the same alley. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence

January 9, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo Eugene Karekezi and Goro Zuwa (short for Zuwayidi Byiringiro) in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, along with Emmanel Amani, are among the latest of...

In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”

August 8, 2022 at 1:45 p.m.

Blocked from sleeping in vehicles within municipal boundaries, workers in profit-minded Colorado mountain towns now must seek 鈥渟afe outdoor space鈥� 鈥� in Walmart lots, surrounding woods or new designated parking...

Ute Mountain Ute irrigation manager Michael Vicente tells how ...

How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply

July 10, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

The Utes are surviving, for now, by relying on a unique asset: a mill built in 2014 where tribal crews de-husk, grind and package all the corn they can harvest.

The coal-fired Drake Power Plant in Colorado Springs.

Colorado won’t join 18 states opposing Trump EPA push to kill Clean Power Plan to fight climate change

March 2, 2018 at 8:55 a.m.

Colorado won't join 18 states whose leaders this week took a legal stand against the Environmental Protection Agency's snuffing of the nation鈥檚 Clean Power Plan to fight climate change.

A helicopter leaving Telluride airport for a search-and-rescue mission on Feb. 25, 2018.

Snowboarder dies near Telluride after descending Bear Creek backcountry with friends

February 25, 2018 at 10:05 p.m.

A 47-year-old snowboarder died Sunday afternoon outside the Telluride ski area in the Bear Creek backcountry below the Nellie Mine, San Miguel County authorities said Sunday night.

Two snowboarders ride the A51 lift at Keystone Resort during a whiteout April 5, 2016.

Skier dies at Keystone in Colorado after hitting tree

February 25, 2018 at 7:21 p.m.

A skier died Sunday after hitting a tree at Keystone.

Androsace septentrionalis, Northern rock jasmine. (Photo courtesy of Anne Marie Panetta/University of Colorado Boulder)

Climate change in the Rockies could make this Colorado wildflower vanish forever

February 22, 2018 at 8:16 a.m.

Creamy jasmine wildflowers once common in the Colorado high country may be vanishing as climate change brings warmer and drier conditions.

Matt Lepore, executive director of Colorado ...

Colorado’s oil and gas industry regulator Matt Lepore will resign and work as an industry consultant

February 20, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

Matt Lepore, Colorado's top oil and gas regulator for the past five years, has resigned to take a job with an energy consulting firm.

The site of a hydrocarbons spill near tanks at an Anadarko Petroleum well site near Erie on Feb. 18, 2018.

Oil spill at Anadarko well site in Erie rankles locals

February 19, 2018 at 11:28 a.m.

A hydrocarbons spill near tanks at an Anadarko Petroleum well site at the north edge of Erie over the weekend spurred excavation of soil and a company promise to inform...

Boulder photographer Dana Bove captured images of a breeding pair of bald eagles in their nest near Stearns Lake in Boulder County. The eagles are the focus of a lawsuit filed Wednesday against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of Interior asking a federal judge to block a permit issued last week to allow new housing to be built north of Flatiron Crossing mall in Broomfield.

Volunteers in nest-by-nest fight to save bald eagles, sue to take back “kill” permits issued to developers

April 4, 2020 at 12:57 p.m.

The pressure that Colorado鈥檚 Front Range development boom is putting on bald eagles, golden eagles, owls and other raptors is intensifying, driving local wildlife lovers into a nest-by-nest fight to...

Colorado toughens oil, gas rule to try to prevent future Firestone disaster

February 14, 2018 at 9:02 a.m.

State regulators of the oil and gas industry on Tuesday set tougher rules and launched a task force after six months of grappling over how to protect people and the...

State raises tax on oil, gas to build environmental cleanup fund during a boom time

February 13, 2018 at 12:01 a.m.

Colorado has become an epicenter for oil and gas industry production, with companies pumping up an amount worth $10.6 billion last year. But state regulators on Monday acknowledged serious trouble...

<!--IPTC: [WILDLIFE FEEDING]A herd of elk forages along the Colorado Highway just north of Almont, Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, in Gunnison, Colo. They are among the animals being fed by more than100 volunteers who are assisting the Colorado Divison of Wildlife in feeding winter starved deer and elk in the Gunnison area. (AP Photo/Christopher Tomlinson) -->

Interior Secretary Zinke launches push to save habitat for wildlife and boost hunting

February 11, 2018 at 8:46 p.m.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has launched an initiative to improve habitat and migration corridors for antelope, deer and elk.

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Bruce Finley

Featured Stories

Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence

In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”

How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply

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Colorado won’t join 18 states opposing Trump EPA push to kill Clean Power Plan to fight climate change

Snowboarder dies near Telluride after descending Bear Creek backcountry with friends

Skier dies at Keystone in Colorado after hitting tree

Climate change in the Rockies could make this Colorado wildflower vanish forever

Colorado’s oil and gas industry regulator Matt Lepore will resign and work as an industry consultant

Oil spill at Anadarko well site in Erie rankles locals

Volunteers in nest-by-nest fight to save bald eagles, sue to take back “kill” permits issued to developers

Colorado toughens oil, gas rule to try to prevent future Firestone disaster

State raises tax on oil, gas to build environmental cleanup fund during a boom time

Interior Secretary Zinke launches push to save habitat for wildlife and boost hunting