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 opening to the Kohler Mine that has been bulkheaded along Red Mountain Pass, as shown in an August 2015 photo. The mine is still slowly leaking water that is making its way into the Animas River.

Colorado counts on Gold King to spur cleanup of leaking old mines

April 17, 2016 at 8:30 p.m.

Colorado counts on Gold King to spur cleanup of leaking old mines

One of the retention ponds underneath the Gold King Mine

Silverton to EPA: Keep Gold King sludge out of Animas

April 18, 2016 at 6:06 p.m.

Silverton to EPA: Keep Gold King sludge out of Animas

SAN JUAN COUNTY, CO - AUGUST 13: A woman from Weston Solutions walks next to one of the retention ponds at the bottom of Gold King Mine on August 13, 2015 at Gladstone townsite. Members of the EPA, Environmental Restoration, Weston Solutions and the U.S. Coast Guard are working on cleaning up the water in the four retention ponds and helping with the creation of the fifth.

New Mexico irked, threatens to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King

April 18, 2016 at 3:52 p.m.

New Mexico irked, threatens to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 13: Trevor Starr holds his sign in support of the introduction of wolves into Colorado at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife offices on January 13, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Protesters for and against a resolution to ban any introduction of wolves into Colorado, mainly the Mexican wolf. (Photo by Brent Lewis/The Denver Post)

Colorado turns cold shoulder to endangered wolves

April 18, 2016 at 8:02 p.m.

Colorado turns cold shoulder to endangered wolves

Tracking high-elevation snowfall at NSF's Niwot Ridge LTER site in Colorado.

Rocky Mountain meltdown: CU scientists find glaciers shrinking

April 18, 2016 at 5:24 p.m.

Rocky Mountain meltdown: CU scientists find glaciers shrinking

Bullet pierces window at Arvada McDonald’s near play area

January 10, 2016 at 2:44 p.m.

Bullet pierces window at Arvada McDonald's near play area

A small stream of wastewater from the Bandera Mine flows into a creek below that feeds into the Animas River on Aug. 13, 2015.

EPA, CDPHE face local blitz on superfund fix for Gold King disaster

April 18, 2016 at 6:24 p.m.

EPA, CDPHE face local blitz on superfund fix for Gold King disaster

Colorado doctor made patients feel “as if you were her only patient”

April 18, 2016 at 4:17 p.m.

Colorado doctor made patients feel "as if you were her only patient"

Penny Parker, former Denver newspaper columnist, dies at 62

June 24, 2016 at 2:46 p.m.

Penny Parker, a Denver newspaper reporter who loved people and journalism, and used the influence of columns she wrote for the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post to make...

West’s water reservoir managers face big losses from evaporation

December 29, 2015 at 10:53 a.m.

West's water reservoir managers face big losses from evaporation

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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 counts on Gold King to spur cleanup of leaking old mines

Silverton to EPA: Keep Gold King sludge out of Animas

New Mexico irked, threatens to sue EPA, Colorado over Gold King

Colorado turns cold shoulder to endangered wolves

Rocky Mountain meltdown: CU scientists find glaciers shrinking

Bullet pierces window at Arvada McDonald’s near play area

EPA, CDPHE face local blitz on superfund fix for Gold King disaster

Colorado doctor made patients feel “as if you were her only patient”

Penny Parker, former Denver newspaper columnist, dies at 62

West’s water reservoir managers face big losses from evaporation