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Boulder County’s native bee species thrive in disturbed environments
Because different species of bees specialize in pollinating specific plants, its widely accepted that a diverse bee population translates to a diverse plant population, which increases an areas resiliency to...

Boulder County’s populations of native bird species decline in the face of development
The Northern Hemisphere lost 3 billion birds, or 29% of the overall population, in the last 50 years. While the warming climate has played a demonstrative role in this decline...

Boulder County real estate market likely stay stagnant into 2020
The real estate market in Boulder County completely stagnated in 2019, according to data recently released by the Colorado Association of Realtors, and with a projected slowing of the economy,...

Boulder Beer Co. reaches deal to continue retail distribution
Boulder Beer Company, Colorado’s oldest craft brewery, announced on Monday that it reached an agreement with Sleeping Giant Brewing Co. to continue distributing its products around the country.

Better battery storage needed to meet 100% renewable energy goals, Platte River Power says
Platte River Power Authority is expected to release its integrated resource plan, outlining exactly how it plans to reach this ambitious goal of providing 100% renewable energy by 2030, in...

Optimism remains despite first year of carbon sequestration showing limited impact
“People are going to have to be patient, itap going to take a long time to figure this out,” said Elizabeth Black, head of the Citizen Science Soil Health Project...

U.S. House to vote on Colorado lawmakers’ act to preserve 400,000 acres of public lands
The Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act, also known as the CORE Act, which would preserve approximately 400,000 acres of public land in Colorado, was passed by the U.S. House...

Algae growth from late-summer high temperatures causing odor in Lafayette water
Due to a wet spring and early summer, followed by a string of 90 degree days at the end of summer, algae blooms have formed in the creeks, ditches and...

Anti-fracking groups file motion to reopen case forbidding Longmontap fracking ban
Colorado Rising and Our Longmont, two anti-fracking advocacy groups announced on Wednesday that they filed a motion in Boulder District Court to reopen the case that forbid the City of...

National measles outbreak a concern for Boulder County children returning to school
Though the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has only reported one case so far this year, the worry is that the number of cases could balloon once kids...