Environment & Politics Reporter
Conrad Swanson
Conrad Swanson covers the environment and politics for The Denver Post. He joined the newspaper in 2019 and previously wrote for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Lawrence (Kansas) Journal-World and the Sioux City (Iowa) Journal. He was awarded a 2019 fellowship for the National Press Foundation’s Spotlight on Statehouse and Local Reporting Program.
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Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's pattern of pushing for a religious takeover of America, spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election and warning of an impending judgment day amounts to Christian...

The West’s most important water supply is drying up. Soon, life for 40 million people who depend on the Colorado River will change.
Seven states -- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — tapped into the river and unlocked the American West. But their agreement, the 1922 Colorado River Compact,...

Colorado, Utah tribe worries nation’s last uranium mill is contaminating water, causing uptick in illness
The White Mesa Mill produces refined uranium, vanadium and rare earth compounds used for nuclear fuels, the creation of steel, batteries and electric cars. Residents are concerned those toxic leftovers...
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Colorado gray wolves possibly killed in Wyoming, state officials investigating
Travis Duncan, a spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, confirmed that three “sub-adult” female wolves had been “legally harvested” in Wyoming, where hunting the predators is legal.

Don’t expect Colorado to have a good snow year. Here’s why.
Colorado can expect a warmer and drier than normal winter putting the state at greater risk of wildfire and lessening the chance of rebounding from the ongoing megadrought plaguing the...

Lauren Boebert says women are “weaker,” and “need masculinity”
“We are created equal, we’re not the same,” Boebert told Brad Stine during a video chat. “Women are the lesser vessel and we need masculinity in our lives to balance...

What we know about blackmail allegations against Adam Frisch, who is seeking Lauren Boebert’s seat for U.S. Congress
Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, pushed back this week against allegations that an Aspen businessman blackmailed him to withdraw support for a transportation...

No, Lauren Boebert didn’t shoot her neighbor’s dogs. Here’s what really happened.
Western Slope U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert pushed back against allegations this week that she shot and killed her neighbor’s dog, a husky named Omega and documents from law enforcement corroborate...

Adam Frisch raised more money than Lauren Boebert between July and September
For much of her first reelection campaign, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert enjoyed a wide financial lead ahead of her Republican and Democratic challengers – often holding more money than all...

What is Colorado Proposition GG: Adding tax info tables to petitions, ballots?
Colorado’s Proposition GG on the November ballot would require that a tax information table appear on petitions and ballots for each citizen-initiated measure which would change the individual income tax...

What is Colorado Proposition 121: State income tax rate reduction?
Colorado’s Proposition 121 would cut the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40% for individuals and corporations starting for the tax year of 2022, and each year moving forward.

Eight-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn to square off against Democrat David Torres
Since voters in the conservative district first elected U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn in 2006 he’s never received less than 57% of the vote, state election data shows. Democratic opponents only...

A second suspected wolf pack is putting ranchers on edge in northwest Colorado
Ranchers in yet another Colorado town say they’re preparing for more wolf attacks while state wildlife officials investigate the killings of 18 calves south of Meeker, possibly from the state’s...