BOULDER, Colorado, March 21 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: Thawing permafrost in high-altitude mountain ecosystems may be a stealthy, underexplored contributor to atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions, new CU Boulder research shows. The new findings, published today in the journal Nature Communications, show that alpine tundra in Colorado's Front Range emits more CO2 than it captures annually, potentially creating a feedback loop that could increase clim  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news: Speaker of the House KC Becker, D-Boulder, and Rep. Dominique Jackson, D-Aurora, introduced legislation this afternoon to take meaningful action to address climate change. Acting on climate will help protect clean air and water, and spur clean energy jobs, innovation, business development, and economic growth for Colorado. The overwhelming majority of Coloradans supports climate action. "Climate change is rea  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news: Speaker KC Becker, Sen. Kevin Priola and Sen. Lois Court introduced a bipartisan bill today to better fund public schools, higher education, and roads, bridges, and transit. Colorado has one of the best economies in the country but revenue limits restrict the state's ability to benefit from economic growth during upturns and protect against downturns. As a result, Colorado's investment in public schools consis  more

BOULDER, Colorado, March 21 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: When more women are involved in group decisions about land management, the group conserves more - particularly when offered financial incentives to do so, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study published this week in Nature Climate Change. The study, involving 440 forest users from three developing countries, sheds new light on the role gender quotas for local governing bodies c  more