Climate Change

An apprenticeship program in Colorado and the Mountain West teaches agriculture students to farm and ranch for more extreme weather.

Higher education is teaming up with skilled trade industries in Colorado’s High Country to grow the rural climate workforce of tomorrow.

Climate change impacts many facets of nature – including the timing of when wildflowers, bees and other species emerge in the spring. A new study out of CU Boulder finds that some plants and pollinators on Pikes Peak have fallen out of sync with each other.

Three studies of the Pacific Ocean conclude that lower precipitation isn’t just due to natural causes.

Yale's Climate Opinion Maps now include questions asking Americans about specific extreme weather events like wildfires and floods and how they relate to climate change. More than other Mountain West states, Colorado residents link climate change to these severe weather events.

The EPA is trying to rescind the "endangerment finding," which Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico officials say helps protect humans and the environment from unhealthy emissions.

More than 3,000 rebate winners told state officials how they were using — or not — their battery-powered bikes. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun Team Editor David Krause and then click on the link below to read the entire story.

If you have a drip tray under your fridge that’s filled with orange goo, a CSU scientist might be interested in hearing about it. A researcher there collects samples from people’s appliances like air conditioners and hot water heaters – and says the organisms could hold solutions to climate change and pollution.

A new study shows climate change is causing the Earth’s supply of fresh water to quickly disappear. One of the world’s fastest-drying regions is the American Southwest, where future food supplies could be threatened.

A new report highlights the risks of extreme heat specific to rural areas.