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After Clean Water Act ruling, states that want to protect affected wetlands need millions

This story originally appeared at Stateline. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court stripped federal oversight from millions of acres of wetlands long protected under the Clean Water Act. Now, erecting safeguards to ensure those waters are not polluted, drained or filled in by developers falls to the states. They’re finding that it’s not easy. “States and tribes already […]

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The outliers in urban residential landscaping: Why these homeowners tore out their turf

Heather Brubaker had a sprawling yard of Kentucky bluegrass at her home in Longmont. Mowing the turf took her more than two hours. During summer, her monthly water bill jumped to $400. To what good purpose, she asked herself. “It’s not really doing anything for anybody. And the grass is not native to Colorado,” she […]

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Idling vehicles spew pollution. Colorado should curb them.

In the Front Range, the onset of winter offers a seasonal reprieve from the region’s poor air quality. Fewer hot, sunny days means less ground-level ozone, and more precipitation reduces the likelihood of wildfire smoke. But despite the absence of frequent regional air quality warnings, winter does mark an uptick in a pervasive source of […]

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