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State to retire the only air quality monitor in Summit County

Bob Berwyn wrote 10 hours ago: Officials say there’s no good public health reason to continue testing Smoky skies last Saturd … more →

Tags: air quality, Colorado, Environment, Summit County Colorado, Air Pollution, Clean Air Act, Colorado CDPHE APCD, EPA

Forest Service review clears Vail in avalanche death2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 18 hours ago: Families not happy with conclusions, say the resort and Forest Service can and should do more to pre … more →

Tags: Avalanches, Colorado, Colorado avalanche deaths, colorado avalanche information center, Prima Cornice avalanche, ski area inbounds avalanche deaths, Taft Conlin, vail resorts, Vail Ski area

Colorado: Plenty of leads, no named suspects in Summit County homicide investigation

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 day ago: Investigators say they’re pursuing numerous leads and analyzing evidence By Summit Voice SUMMI … more →

Tags: Colorado, crime, Summit County Colorado, Crime, Karl Fred Kohler, Summit County murder

New U.S. Forest Service report cautions against making general assumptions about beetle-kill and wildfires3 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 days ago: Still more questions than answers Beetle-killed trees on the Frisco Peninsula in Summit County, Colo … more →

Tags: pine beetles and wildfires, Environment, Global Warming, forests, forest fires, Climate and Weather, forest health, Wildfires, United States Forest Service

Colorado: Haz-mat spill closes I-70 in Summit County2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 days ago: I-70 between Frisco and Silverthorne closed due to haz-mat spill. Westbound lane reopens; cleanup un … more →

Tags: Colorado, Environment, Summit County Colorado, haz-mat spill, I-70, Transportation

Study warns of 'unsustainable' groundwater depletion in California's Central Valley and the central High Plains1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 days ago: California’s Central Valley aquifers. MAP COURTESY USGS. Southern High Plains could run out of … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Environment, water, California Central Valley, ground water depletion, High Plains, irrigation, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the

Biodiversity: Pesticides turns bees into picky eaters

Bob Berwyn wrote 4 days ago: Bee colonies are declining dramatically in the U.S. and Europe. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. Exposure to neo … more →

Tags: Environment, Biodiversity, Colony Collapse Disorder, honey bee, Pesticide, neonicotinoid

Colorado: Pennsylvania Mine cleanup moves ahead

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Experts will enter the mine to develop a long-term remediation plan The abandoned Pennsylvania Mine … more →

Tags: Environment, rivers, water, Summit County Colorado, acid mine drainage, Heavy Metals, abandoned mines, Peru Creek pollution

Colorado: Partial mine cleanup at Sts. John this summer

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Abandoned mine cleanup planned to reduce toxic heavy metals loading Toxic devastation at the abandon … more →

Tags: Environment, Colorado, Water Quality, acid mine drainage, Pollution, Saints John Mine, montezuma, colorado

Colorado: Clear skies for eclipse viewing

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Peak of eclipse coincides with sunset The southwestern U.S. will see a total solar eclipse Sunday ev … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Colorado, astronomy, may 2012 eclipse, annular eclipse 2012, Solar Eclipse

Summit County: Sections of recpath to close for tree work

Bob Berwyn wrote 1 week ago: Short closures enhance public safety Summit County. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Some sections of … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Frisco, Dillon, Colorado, hazard trees, Beetle Kill, Summit County recpath

Global warming: USGS studies try to localize climate modeling data to predict impacts to specific river basins

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Response often depends on local conditions One of the biggest puzzles for resource managers is how g … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, rivers, Climate and Weather, Colorado, water, Climate, USGS, Stream Flows

Summit County: Tree-planting volunteers needed

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: VOC is coordinating a family friendly cottonwood tree-planting day this weekend. 300 cottonwoods to … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, forests, Colorado, Green Mountain Reservoir, Cottonwood Trees, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado, Tree-Planting

Common pesticide deadly to freshwater organisms1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Runoff from golf courses that use fungicides can crash ecosystems from the bottom up, according to a … more →

Tags: Environment, Biodiversity, University of South Florida, Pesticides, Fungicides, chlorothalonil, Silent Spring

Summit County: U.S. Forest Service hits pause button on several projects to assess the cumulative impacts to lynx 2 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Finding room to roam for Colorado’s iconic wild cats The Forest Service is trying to assess cu … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, Biodiversity, endangered species, Colorado, Lynx, Endangered Species, White River National Forest, lynx conservation

Colorado: Summit, Grand counties sign deal with Denver Water1 comment

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Denver Water will try to maintain water levels for marina operation on Dillon Reservoir under a hist … more →

Tags: Summit County Colorado, Environment, Economy & Business, rivers, Dillon Reservoir, Colorado, water, Summit County, denver water

Summit Voice: Most-viewed and weekend headlines

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Climate, solar flares and rogue waves … Antarctic ice. PHOTO BY BOB BERWYN. Stats snapshot. By … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, Climate and Weather, Colorado, News, Climate, Summit Voice

Colorado: Wildfire danger eases slightly

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Summer outlook still calling for above-normal chances for wildfire in western Colorado, south-centra … more →

Tags: Climate and Weather, Colorado, Drought, Environment, forests, public lands, US Forest Service, White River National Forest, wildfires

Colorado: Lawsuit planned to protect threatened trout4 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 2 weeks ago: Forest Service, Colorado Springs Utility ignore endangered species laws Greenback cutthroat trout. I … more →

Tags: Environment, Biodiversity, endangered species, Colorado, Endangered Species, COLORADO SPRINGS, greenback cutthroa tp=========


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