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Our best environmental reporting of 2016
As an environmental reporter, I’m finishing out this year with a nagging fear. The why, of course, is obvious: The federal government soon will...
Winners and losers in the money battle for your vote on...
Big Tobacco and Big Oil were the biggest players in Colorado’s ballot measures in 2016, writing checks for more than $36 million to influence...
Wiretap: U.S. to probe Russian hacking, Trump dares GOP, fracking can...
Cyberian candidate
The New York Times gets the in-depth story of how the Russians brought low-cost, high-impact cyberwarfare to bear on the 2016 presidential election....
Frustrated with “limited toolkit,” Broomfield considers 6-month fracking moratorium
In a packed and emotional meeting Tuesday night, Broomfield City Council took the first step toward approving two ordinances to increase its control over...
FRACTURED: Forced pooling is not mandatory swim practice
A slightly different version of this story first appeared in the Boulder Weekly.
When James Sines shopped for homes in 2007, he thought he knew how...
GUEST POST: What’s on the line for Colorado this election, from...
NOTE: The Colorado Independent occasionally runs guest posts from government officials, local experts and concerned citizens on a variety of topics. These posts are...
FRACTURED: Part V, Trouble in Triple Creek
Over the past decade, Colorado has grappled with how to balance the enormous economic value of oil and gas production, including tax revenues and...
Colorado oil and gas industry doubles down on Raise the Bar
Raise the Bar, the campaign that would make it harder for Colorado voters to amend the state’s constitution, pulled in another $1.4 million in...
Q&A: Colorado’s Chief Medical Officer on the health impacts of fracking
Last month, The Greeley Tribune published a story with the headline "Weld County health incidents level with rest of state, despite more oil and...
FRACTURED: Part III, Why Colorado’s anti-fracking measures didn’t make the ballot
Over the past decade, Colorado has grappled with how to balance the enormous economic value of oil and gas production, including tax revenues and...