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A black bear goes dumpster-diving. Nearly 60 percent of Colorado Parks and Wildlife's bear damage reports last year involved trash.

Why Colorado Bear Encounters Are Surging This Year

Drought and heat have black bears waking up earlier and roaming farther in search of food. The state is stepping up to teach people how to live alongside them.

An aerial view of the South Platte River near Ovid, Colorado

Why Are Colorado and Nebraska Fighting?

Nebraska wants to build a canal in Colorado to divert water from the South Platte River—and it’s suing Colorado. What happens next? Ask the Supreme Court.

Three people dressed in hazmat suits protest the opening of the Rocky Flat area

A Sneak Peak at the 2025 Colorado Environmental Film Festival

This weekend’s 19th annual CEFF in Golden will screen more than 60 films—with a weeklong digital encore—that explore the increasingly delicate stewardship of our planet, from ocean conservation and species restoration to sustainable food production and wildfire recovery here in our own backyard.

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