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East Boulder County residents in fight over gravel mining permit
Residents in East Boulder County near Hygiene are gearing up for a fight with the county over a permit that was granted to a gravel mining company 2 decades ago. The activists say the company, Martin Marietta Materials have let […]
Metro: In conversation with Ean Tafoya of the Colorado Latino Forum
The Colorado Latino Forum is involved in policy work at many levels. What do the I-70 undergrounding project, the Sun Cor Energy plan, Rising violence in Denver’s downtown jail, and the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March […]
Future plans for 3303 Broadway in Boulder
“Council wants to see something happen there, so let’s get the land use changed there and have a community conversation about what belongs there…” Boulder City Council began its initial discussion on Thursday of the five-year update to the Boulder […]
Connecting The Drops: Pricing Water
How to put a price on the priceless… That’s something that water utilities grapple with as they figure out what to charge customers for this precious resource. As part of Connecting the Drops, our state-wide series on water issues, Maeve […]
Dot Org: Bicycles for Humanity Colorado
Bicycles for Humanity Colorado is a non-profit organization based in Colorado that uses donated bicycles to address a fundamental barrier to development and healthcare in rural Africa. Mark Piquette talks with host Nikki Kayser about how the bikes are collected, […]
Jon Lipsky: Raising Awareness about Ongoing Dangers at Rocky Flats
“Why hasn’t the EPA publicly disclosed their sample analysis results from the 1989 search?” In 1989 Jon Lipsky, an agent with the FBI based in Denver, lead a raid on the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant which ultimately lead to […]
Boulder Developer Applies for Lethal Control of Prairie Dog Colony
A developer is seeking permission to use lethal control on a colony of 20 prairie dogs in Boulder. In 2006 the Boulder City Council accepted a one hundred and twelve page document into their urban wildlife management plan regarding the […]