Environment

A city-owned site in the Allen Creek floodway has sat idle for over a decade while advocates pushed for action. Design engineering is now being sought.

A new USDA Good Neighbor Authority agreement is the federal government's first commitment scaled to a blowdown-fuel crisis that state foresters say could last two decades.

A $38.56 million federal forestry agreement signed this September runs through 2036, treating Helene's dead trees as a compounding wildfire threat that outlasts any emergency response.

The expiration of a major Biden-era infrastructure grant has left a funding gap the state is trying to fill with lawsuits and its own appropriations.

A USDA Good Neighbor Authority agreement tied directly to Hurricane Helene recovery is sending $38.6 million to state foresters to clear the blowdown before the next fire season.

The fast-growing town of about 16,000 north of Denver is hiring a contractor to tackle PFAS contamination as a federal compliance deadline looms.