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Tribal advocates keep up legal pressure for fair political maps; 12-member jury sworn in for Trump's historic criminal trial; the importance of healthcare decision planning; and a debt dilemma: poll shows how many people wrestle with college costs.

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Civil rights activists say a court ruling could end the right to protest in three southern states, a federal judge lets January 6th lawsuits proceed against former President Trump, and police arrest dozens at a Columbia University Gaza protest.

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Rural Wyoming needs more vocational teachers to sustain its workforce pipeline, Ohio environmental advocates fear harm from a proposal to open 40-thousand forest acres to fracking and rural communities build bike trail systems to promote nature, boost the economy.

CO: Oceans

The annual value of terrestrial ecosystem services globally, including watersheds that filter and clean drinking water, is estimated to be roughly equivalent to the annual global Gross Domestic Product. (Adobe Stock)
State Lawmakers Press Biden to Create National Biodiversity Strategy

More than 350 state lawmakers from across the U.S. are urging President Joe Biden to create a national strategy to protect, restore and secure the …

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Low-income communities and communities of color have been disproportionately affected by climate change, and air and water pollution. (Walter Siegmund/Wikimedia Commons)
Colorado Latinos Welcome Biden’s Climate Orders

DENVER -- The Colorado chapter of Green Latinos welcomes the trove of executive orders signed by President Joe Biden this week meant to tackle climate…

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A recent survey found that despite the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, the number of Americans that are passionate about addressing climate change is on the rise. (Pete Linforth/Pixabay)
Demands for Climate Question, Answers at Presidential Debates

DENVER -- As the nation grapples with massive wildfires, a hurricane season already on its second alphabet and intensifying drought, conservationists …

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A new report predicts emissions from oil, gas and coal currently in production are enough to raise global temperatures above limits set in Paris. (Pixabay)
Report: Fossil Fuel Expansion has Reached 'Sky's Limit'

DENVER – Existing fossil fuel production is enough to blow the world's entire remaining carbon budget for keeping global temperatures below limi…

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New University of Colorado research shows that upside-down rivers, created by warming ocean water, are threatening ice shelves across the Antarctic continent. (Pixabay)
CU Study: Warming Ocean Water Undercuts Antarctic Ice Shelves

DENVER – Upside-down rivers of warming ocean water are a threat to the stability of floating ice shelves in Antarctica, according to a new …

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Climate change is likely to have far-reaching impacts on crops and livestock throughout the world, according to a new report. Credit: USDA
Report: Climate Change Poses Multiple Threats to World's Food System

DENVER - Climate change will have a big impact on food security across the globe, but will hit the poor and people living in tropical regions the …

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Climate change is ransforming of Earth’s water cycle. Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wildlife in Hot Water

DENVER – Thousands of sockeye salmon have died this year because of unseasonably warm river waters in the Pacific Northwest. That's just one …

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Robert Henson. Photo courtesy of Henson.
Did Climate Change Make Sandy Worse?

DENVER - Climate scientists say global climate change could have contributed to Sandy's impact, although some political leaders profess to be …

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Navy's New Warship: Boon or Boondoggle?

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee takes up the new defense budget on Tuesday, and an issue that's sure to come up is the Navy's …

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BP Oil Spill a Focus of CO Gathering

ASPEN, Colo. - The images from the Gulf of Mexico this spring and summer are an area of focus during the four-day AREDAY summit under way in Aspen (…

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Report: BP Can’t Be Singled Out

As the costs of Gulf Coast cleanup efforts from the BP oil spill continue to rise, a new report examines the industry as a whole, in terms of safety …

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Summit on "Environmental Disaster No One's Heard Of" in CO This Week

BOULDER, Colo. - Scientists call it the biggest environmental disaster no one's heard of, and they are gathering this week in Colorado to try to …

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