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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Thursday July 25, 2024 ( 5 items )  

CIRES Scientists Contribute to New NOAA and United Airlines Partnership to Measure Air Pollutants on Commercial Flights
BOULDER, Colorado, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news on July 23, 2024: * * * The agreement is a first step toward continual monitoring of pollutants and greenhouse gases above U.S. cities * * * NOAA and United Airlines announced an agreement today to equip a Boeing 737 with sophisticated instruments that will measure greenhouse gases and other pollutants during domestic flights. It's a first step in establishing a   more

CIRES: Warming Has More Impact Than Cooling on Greenland's "Firn"
BOULDER, Colorado, July 24 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * CU Boulder study finds disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier layer * * * Scientists have known from ice core research that it's easier to melt an ice sheet than to freeze it up again. Now, they know at least part of the reason why, and it has to do with ice's "sponginess," according to a new study published today in The Cryosphere  more

Global Down Syndrome Foundation & National Down Syndrome Congress Sign Multi-Year Collaboration Agreement
DENVER, Colorado, July 25 -- The Global Down Syndrome Foundation issued the following news release: * * * The National & International Organizations Will Work Together on Outreach and Education Associated with Research & Medical Care at the NDSC Annual Convention and Beyond * * * DENVER, ATLANTA, PHOENIX - July 24, 2024 - Today, at the NDSC Annual Convention, the largest Down Syndrome annual gathering in the world, Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) and the National Down Syndrome Congr  more

National Association for Gun Rights Wins Lawsuit Against ATF Trigger Ban
LOVELAND, Colorado, July 25 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release: * * * Federal court strikes down agency's illegal ban on forced reset triggers * * * Washington, D.C. - On July 23, 2024, The National Association for Gun Rights won summary judgment from the Federal District Court, Northern District of Texas, striking down the ATF's ban on forced reset triggers. The ruling from Judge Reed O'Connor in NAGR v. Garland vacated the ATF's ban on forced rese  more

Statement: Counties Propose National Conservation Area for Dolores River
DENVER, Colorado, July 25 -- The Environment Colorado Research and Policy Center issued the following news release: Mesa and Montrose counties have unveiled a new proposal to create a National Conservation Area (NCA) as an alternative to a community-led proposal for a Dolores River Canyons national monument. The counties' proposed area includes only about 10% of the land recommended in the national monument proposal, suggesting protections for only a single narrow strip of nature along the Dolo  more