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How Coloradans are Standing Up for our National Parks and Monuments
With his recent executive order, President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke are threatening to remove protections for millions of acres of our public lands. By conducting a “review” of 27 of our country’s national monuments, including Colorado’s...
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The First-Ever Colorado Public Lands Day Was A Wild Success!
The first-ever Colorado Public Lands Day was celebrated this weekend with 137 events across the state. This new holiday is the first of its kind for any state in the nation, and was created by our Colorado legislature in 2016 to occur on the third Saturday of May each...
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Here are Ten Beers Being Brewed Exclusively for Colorado Public Lands Day
May 20th, 2017 is the first-ever Colorado Public Lands Day. Conservation Colorado worked hard last year to designate this state holiday as a day to celebrate and honor our public lands. There will be activities across the stateto celebrate the day, including many...
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Our Seven Wins for the Environment During the 2017 Colorado Legislative Session
Every year in Colorado, 100 legislators buckle down for five months of proposing, hearing, amending, discussing, killing, and passing bills. This year’s legislative session had several great, bipartisan wins for conservation issues. Conservation champions on both...
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Ten of the Best Signs from the People’s Climate March in Denver
The People’s Climate March on April 29th was a record-breaking day of action for the climate. Around the country, over 300,000 people participated in more than 370 marches. In Denver, although the weather forecasted a foot of snow, more than 5,000 people joined the...
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A Look at Five Recent Oil and Gas Disasters in Colorado
The recent home explosion in Firestone is a wake-up call Update 5/2/17 3pm: The Denver Post has reported that the fatal Firestone home explosion was the result of a cut supply line running from the nearby gas well. The cut seeped volatile gas into the home that...
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