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coloradosun , 1 day ago to random

An experiment doled out money to homeless people in Denver, no strings attached. After 10 months, the percentage of people who had housing climbed to 45%.

Read more: https://buff.ly/3XqGd1b

coloradosun , 8 days ago to random

Harvest Mobile Market visits apartment complexes and low-income neighborhoods to reach people who struggle to get fresh food

https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/12/fresh-food-harvest-mobile-market-mesa-county/

coloradosun , 1 month ago to random

Colorado becomes first state with law regulating potential consumer harms of artificial intelligence
https://coloradosun.com/2024/05/18/colorado-becomes-first-state-with-law-regulating-potential-consumer-harms-of-artificial-intelligence/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

In their heyday, beavers may have submerged up to 300,000 square miles of North America — more land than the state of Texas.

The American West has lost 90% of its historical wetlands since European settlement. Colorado has lost 50%.

This was the natural, healthy state of the American West for thousands of years. And simply put, that much water on the land has quite the dampening effect for large wildfires.

Read more: https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/19/fighting-wildland-fire-with-beavers-colorado/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Doctors need to respect and consider patients’ cultural beliefs and identity to humanize health care for patients who historically face health inequities, according to a nonprofit’s report

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/03/united-states-of-care-report/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

What’s Working: Stolen AT&T customer data was years old. Is it too late to protect your data?
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/06/customer-data-breach-privacy-data-security/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Rates of chronic absenteeism spiked across Colorado and the country during the pandemic

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/04/colorado-education-schools-attendance-chronic-absenteeism/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Colorado working on alternatives to discount internet program, now ending in May
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/06/colorado-discount-affordable-internet-ending-acp/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Lauren Boebert secures top spot on Republican primary ballot in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/lauren-boebert-4th-congressional-district/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

The state’s overall medical debt burden is lower than most. But racial and ethnic disparities are wider.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/03/medical-debt-hits-colorado-immigrants-especially-hard/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Colorado Springs-area woman, known as ‘J6 Praying Grandma,’ found guilty of breaching U.S. Capitol during Jan. 6 riot
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/rebecca-lavrenz-falcon-jan-6-riot/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Watch: The Colorado Sun discusses future of passenger rail
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/watch-the-colorado-sun-discusses-future-of-passenger-rail/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

EPA blocks another Colorado oil and gas air pollution permit, demands changes
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/colorado-air-pollution-permits-oil-and-gas-epa-block/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Colorado pumps $21 million into fast-charger expansion for electric vehicles
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/colorado-adding-ev-chargers-fast-stations/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Researchers found that alfalfa — used as feed for beef and dairy cows — sucks up more water than all the cities and industries in the enormous Colorado River Basin.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/04/research-colorado-river-water-use-cherish-hamburger/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

In today's Sunriser newsletter:

— An “unusual” way to sell the Stanley Hotel
— The EPA blocks an oil and gas permit
— More EV charging stations on their way
— A fund to treat opioid addiction dries up

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/the-sunriser-20240405/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

On today's Daily Sun-Up podcast:

David Forsyth on his book about the lost history of 19th-century Denver amusement park.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-sun-up/id1529487340?i=1000651522152
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6v2l3DSaJwElQfgQBIsrZM?si=65f46d89119e4d75
Online: https://omny.fm/shows/the-colorado-sun/david-forsyth-on-his-book-about-the-lost-history-o

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Colorado jails are scrambling to continue opioid treatment programs as money dries up
https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/05/medication-assisted-treatment/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Fort Lupton-based Golden Aluminum has won $22.3 million in federal energy grants to decarbonize its mini-mill, incorporate more efficient scrap and use less water, in a competition with hundreds of other heavy industry applicants.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/02/golden-aluminum-decarbonization-grant-greenhouse-gas/

coloradosun , 2 months ago to random

Likely more than 1 million people in Colorado have some form of medical debt.

These seven charts explain who they are, how much they owe and where they live.

https://coloradosun.com/2024/04/03/colorado-medical-debt-explained/

coloradosun , 3 months ago to random

The school policy, implemented this semester to cut down on loitering, has spurred a student petition signed by more than 250 kids, one of whom says they’re sometimes forced to wait several hours to use the bathroom

https://coloradosun.com/2024/03/12/colorado-school-bathroom-policy-eagle-ridge-academy-brighton/