Home › Environment Environment Latest News Southern Colorado’s late-October rainstorm ranks among most extreme in state records by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 30, 2026October 30, 20260 Colorado’s Water Year 2026: Warmest on record, by a wide margin, with the lowest snowpack ever measured by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 20, 2026October 20, 20260 Colorado’s monthly climate summary: September 2026 was the 2nd-warmest and tied for 5th-wettest on record by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 9, 2026October 9, 20260 Breakdown: New rules to help Colorado’s beaver population recover start Oct. 1 by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 24, 2026October 9, 20260 Thermal cameras capture mountain lions playing near Colorado mountain town high school football field by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 23, 2026September 24, 20260 Breakdown: Two bear attacks in southwestern Colorado being investigated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 20260 Colorado’s monthly climate summary: August 2026 was the hottest August, and hottest summer, ever recorded by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 10, 2026September 10, 20260 Breakdown: What a super El Niño means for Colorado, according to the Colorado Climate Center by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 4, 2026September 28, 20260 Rocky Mountain National Park begins meadow closures for annual elk rut in Colorado by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 3, 2026September 24, 20260 Colorado skier’s ordinal methodology shows Saint Mary’s Glacier melting out quickest in last 30 years by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 29, 2026September 17, 20260 Colorado’s monthly climate summary: July 2026 was the state’s 2nd-warmest month on record by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 11, 2026September 3, 20260 New study: Winter 2026’s snow drought in Upper Colorado River Basin was 14 times more likely due to climate change by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 25, 2026August 31, 20260 Raspberry Hot Springs in Colorado ordered to Cease and Desist due to public health nuisances by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 16, 2026August 6, 20260 Satellite imagery shows wildfire flare ups over weekend across Four Corners states by Jonathan IngrahamJune 29, 2026July 16, 20260 Are Colorado moose “non-natives”? New research from CU Boulder answers the question by Jonathan IngrahamJune 23, 2026September 10, 20260 Trees found doused in gas, attempted arson suspected near Colorado national forest in Chaffee County by Jonathan IngrahamJune 17, 2026June 17, 20260 Colorado’s monthly climate summary: May 2026 was most “normal” month temp wise since September by Jonathan IngrahamJune 12, 2026August 11, 20260 It’s official, El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific Ocean; now what? by Jonathan IngrahamJune 11, 2026July 16, 20260 Colorado Stargazing Trail launched, connects people to state’s night-sky experiences by Jonathan IngrahamJune 2, 2026July 16, 20260 EPA grants Colorado $44.3 million to address “forever chemicals” in drinking water by Jonathan IngrahamMay 19, 2026May 19, 20260 Colorado’s monthly climate summary for April 2026 shows some relief across parched state by Jonathan IngrahamMay 9, 2026July 1, 20260 EPA announces Colorado to receive $1.5M-plus to protect waterways from sewage overflows by Jonathan IngrahamApril 30, 2026April 30, 20260 347 acres acquired adjacent to Red Rocks expands open space in Jefferson County by Jonathan IngrahamApril 27, 2026June 11, 20260 Former NCAR directors pen response to NSF’s “Dear Colleague Letter” by Jonathan IngrahamApril 24, 2026June 11, 20260 Antero Reservoir in Park County closing to recreation in 2026 for drought response by Jonathan IngrahamApril 22, 2026April 22, 20260 Colorado’s rattlesnake “Mega Den” livestream is online for the season by Jonathan IngrahamApril 21, 2026June 11, 20260 Entirety of unincorporated Boulder County under Stage 1 fire restrictions by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 30, 2026March 30, 20260 Arctic sea ice maximum extent “statistically” tied lowest peak observed during winter 2025/26 by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 27, 2026April 18, 20260 Denver Water declares Stage 1 drought, implements mandatory watering restrictions for summer 2026 by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 25, 2026April 18, 20260 Gov. Polis activates State Drought Task Force in Colorado as near record snowpack begins decline by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 17, 2026April 18, 20260
Southern Colorado’s late-October rainstorm ranks among most extreme in state records by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 30, 2026October 30, 20260
Colorado’s Water Year 2026: Warmest on record, by a wide margin, with the lowest snowpack ever measured by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 20, 2026October 20, 20260
Colorado’s monthly climate summary: September 2026 was the 2nd-warmest and tied for 5th-wettest on record by Jonathan IngrahamOctober 9, 2026October 9, 20260
Breakdown: New rules to help Colorado’s beaver population recover start Oct. 1 by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 24, 2026October 9, 20260
Thermal cameras capture mountain lions playing near Colorado mountain town high school football field by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 23, 2026September 24, 20260
Breakdown: Two bear attacks in southwestern Colorado being investigated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 14, 2026September 14, 20260
Colorado’s monthly climate summary: August 2026 was the hottest August, and hottest summer, ever recorded by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 10, 2026September 10, 20260
Breakdown: What a super El Niño means for Colorado, according to the Colorado Climate Center by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 4, 2026September 28, 20260
Rocky Mountain National Park begins meadow closures for annual elk rut in Colorado by Jonathan IngrahamSeptember 3, 2026September 24, 20260
Colorado skier’s ordinal methodology shows Saint Mary’s Glacier melting out quickest in last 30 years by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 29, 2026September 17, 20260
Colorado’s monthly climate summary: July 2026 was the state’s 2nd-warmest month on record by Jonathan IngrahamAugust 11, 2026September 3, 20260
New study: Winter 2026’s snow drought in Upper Colorado River Basin was 14 times more likely due to climate change by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 25, 2026August 31, 20260
Raspberry Hot Springs in Colorado ordered to Cease and Desist due to public health nuisances by Jonathan IngrahamJuly 16, 2026August 6, 20260
Satellite imagery shows wildfire flare ups over weekend across Four Corners states by Jonathan IngrahamJune 29, 2026July 16, 20260
Are Colorado moose “non-natives”? New research from CU Boulder answers the question by Jonathan IngrahamJune 23, 2026September 10, 20260
Trees found doused in gas, attempted arson suspected near Colorado national forest in Chaffee County by Jonathan IngrahamJune 17, 2026June 17, 20260
Colorado’s monthly climate summary: May 2026 was most “normal” month temp wise since September by Jonathan IngrahamJune 12, 2026August 11, 20260
It’s official, El Niño has developed in the tropical Pacific Ocean; now what? by Jonathan IngrahamJune 11, 2026July 16, 20260
Colorado Stargazing Trail launched, connects people to state’s night-sky experiences by Jonathan IngrahamJune 2, 2026July 16, 20260
EPA grants Colorado $44.3 million to address “forever chemicals” in drinking water by Jonathan IngrahamMay 19, 2026May 19, 20260
Colorado’s monthly climate summary for April 2026 shows some relief across parched state by Jonathan IngrahamMay 9, 2026July 1, 20260
EPA announces Colorado to receive $1.5M-plus to protect waterways from sewage overflows by Jonathan IngrahamApril 30, 2026April 30, 20260
347 acres acquired adjacent to Red Rocks expands open space in Jefferson County by Jonathan IngrahamApril 27, 2026June 11, 20260
Former NCAR directors pen response to NSF’s “Dear Colleague Letter” by Jonathan IngrahamApril 24, 2026June 11, 20260
Antero Reservoir in Park County closing to recreation in 2026 for drought response by Jonathan IngrahamApril 22, 2026April 22, 20260
Colorado’s rattlesnake “Mega Den” livestream is online for the season by Jonathan IngrahamApril 21, 2026June 11, 20260
Entirety of unincorporated Boulder County under Stage 1 fire restrictions by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 30, 2026March 30, 20260
Arctic sea ice maximum extent “statistically” tied lowest peak observed during winter 2025/26 by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 27, 2026April 18, 20260
Denver Water declares Stage 1 drought, implements mandatory watering restrictions for summer 2026 by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 25, 2026April 18, 20260
Gov. Polis activates State Drought Task Force in Colorado as near record snowpack begins decline by Jonathan IngrahamMarch 17, 2026April 18, 20260
