Published June 22, 2021 at 5:31 PM MDT
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The Nantes Library in Gilcrest, Colorado has a reflective cool roof designed to increase energy efficiency and solar panels supplying most of the building s electricity needs. It was featured in a recent episode of Heart of a Building.
On today’s episode of Colorado Edition, we learn how the federal moratorium on evictions that’s soon to expire might impact tenants and landlords across the state. Then, we examine how the racial and ethnic diversity of faculty at Colorado’s universities impacts students. Next, we learn how Colorado towns are working to preserve their starry night skies. And, we hear about a new documentary series on Rocky Mountain PBS that shines a light on “environmentally harmonious” buildings.
After finally passing the Wyoming House of Representatives this year, a legislative committee has set the stage for Medicaid expansion to be debated during an upcoming special session of the legislature. Stefan Johannsen is the Deputy Director of the state Department of Health explains why after seven years the issue has some momentum.
Wyoming is famous for its wind. And a new urgency to address climate change has ramped up the number of wind projects moving in. But that s spelled more conflicts as communities are split over whether to approve them. Wyoming Public Radio s Melodie Edwards reports.
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team has changed a data point in their calculations for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population. This one adjustment shows how past population estimates on the number of grizzlies have been very conservative. Wyoming Public Radio s Kamila Kudelska asked study team leader Frank Van Manen why make this change now.
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by: Elana Kimbrell The 2021 cohort of AAAS Mass Media Fellows will work as journalists for newsrooms around the country for 10 weeks this summer. | AAAS The 2021 cohort of AAAS Mass Media Fellows will work as journalists for newsrooms around the country for 10 weeks this summer. | AAAS
The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship program recently announced their new cohort of 29 fellows to be placed in newsrooms around the country for 10 weeks this summer. “The past year has only emphasized the need for accurate and effective science journalism,” says Kristin Lewis, the fellowship director. “Our fellows will bring their scientific expertise into newsrooms and build their reporting skills.”
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A new investigation between Wyoming Public Radio and The Guardian uncovers how a frequently-cited report truly came about. The taxpayer-funded study considers the economic impacts of the Biden administration s climate plans relating to oil and gas. it gives a grim forecast for western states. What was not disclosed: the influence and financial support from the oil and gas industry. The study is now making the rounds without that important detail: from articles in the New York Times to federal hearings. Energy reporter Cooper McKim worked on the story alongside Emily Holden - founder of Floodlight, a collaborative environmental news site partnered with the Guardian.