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.

Featured Stories

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.

Interior Secretary Jewell to testify on Gold King, mines at hearing

April 19, 2016 at 5:36 p.m.

Interior Secretary Jewell to testify on Gold King, mines at hearing

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: “Nowhere near” needed funds to clean up Colorado’s toxic mines

April 19, 2016 at 5:02 p.m.

EPA: "Nowhere near" needed funds to clean up Colorado's toxic mines

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials check the health of the buffalo herd at the The Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City.

Bison herd at Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge gets more room to roam

April 19, 2016 at 4:38 p.m.

Bison herd at Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge gets more room to roam

Snowriders head down a run at Keystone Resort.

Colorado mountain towns to world leaders: Help us save snow

April 19, 2016 at 5:55 p.m.

Colorado mountain towns to world leaders: Help us save snow

Sulphuric acid tanks and the lime tank and mix area at the Cotter Corporation Canon City milling facility.

Cotter pipe ruptures again at uranium site, causes 500-gallon spill

April 19, 2016 at 7:48 p.m.

Cotter pipe ruptures again at uranium site, causes 500-gallon spill

Crews work around the retention pond below the Gold King Mine on August 13, 2015. The San Juan County and the city of Silverton have a rich mining history with hundreds of mines being in the county including the Gold King Mine which spilled wastewater into the Animas River. Many of these mines were left abandoned or not properly bulkheaded which opens the possibility of wastewater draining into the rivers and creeks below.

Gold King Superfund talks loom; local officials favor narrow EPA role

April 19, 2016 at 7:40 p.m.

Gold King Superfund talks loom; local officials favor narrow EPA role

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 01: All lanes on I-25 are now open after a hit and run earlier this morning, Septemer 01, 2015. Three lanes of I-25 as police investigated a crash that injured a state trooper. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Denver aims to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

April 19, 2016 at 6:07 p.m.

Denver aims to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

PARK COUNTY, CO - SEPTEMBER 09: The abandoned North London mine on Mosquito Pass just above the South London mine September 09, 2015. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Old mines tainting water on federal land pose $21 billion cleanup bill

April 19, 2016 at 4:29 p.m.

Old mines tainting water on federal land pose $21 billion cleanup bill

Cotter’s defunct uranium mill line leaks 1,800 gallons near Cañon City

April 19, 2016 at 9:48 p.m.

Cotter's defunct uranium mill line leaks 1,800 gallons near Cañon City

Small plane crashes in Weld County; nobody hurt

June 7, 2016 at 1:46 p.m.

Small plane crashes in Weld County; nobody hurt

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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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Interior Secretary Jewell to testify on Gold King, mines at hearing

EPA: “Nowhere near” needed funds to clean up Colorado’s toxic mines

Bison herd at Rocky Mountain Arsenal refuge gets more room to roam

Colorado mountain towns to world leaders: Help us save snow

Cotter pipe ruptures again at uranium site, causes 500-gallon spill

Gold King Superfund talks loom; local officials favor narrow EPA role

Denver aims to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050

Old mines tainting water on federal land pose $21 billion cleanup bill

Cotter’s defunct uranium mill line leaks 1,800 gallons near Cañon City

Small plane crashes in Weld County; nobody hurt