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A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle Thursday.
Tech
Deadly elevator malfunction traps tourists in historic Colorado mine—cause remains a mystery
By Matthew Brown, Jesse Bedayn and The Associated PressOctober 11, 2024
Colorado home of National Mining Museum dubious about plan to ‘remine’ gold from local mine waste
Environment
Colorado home of National Mining Museum dubious about plan to ‘remine’ gold from local mine waste
By Matthew Brown, Brittany Peterson, Thomas Peipert and The Associated PressSeptember 12, 2024
A wildlife technician holds up a dead owl's wing as he takes notes.
Environment
U.S. officials enlist trained shooters to kill 450,000 barred owls—all in the name of saving their cousins from extinction
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressJuly 3, 2024
A BNSF freight train
Finance
Warren Buffett-owned BNSF Railway contributed to 2 deaths in Montana town where asbestos sickened thousands, jury finds
By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown and The Associated PressApril 23, 2024
Biden administration moves to let conservation groups rent government-owned land just like oil, ranching and mining companies do
Environment
Biden administration moves to let conservation groups rent government-owned land just like oil, ranching and mining companies do
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024
Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town
Environment
Warren Buffett-owned railway says it didn’t know about asbestos it hauled that killed hundreds in Montana town
By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressApril 19, 2024
Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are now being charged with misspending $900,000 in COVID relief funds
Health
Owners of Colorado funeral home where 190 decaying bodies were found are now being charged with misspending $900,000 in COVID relief funds
By Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin, Matthew Brown and The Associated PressApril 16, 2024
A BNSF coal train with coal from eastern Montana
Finance
Montana asbestos victims want Warren Buffett’s railroad company held responsible for thousands exposed to toxic dust
By Amy Beth Hanson, Matthew Brown and The Associated PressApril 9, 2024
Victims of asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court: ‘At some point, probably everybody got exposed to it’
Health
Victims of asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court: ‘At some point, probably everybody got exposed to it’
By Matthew Brown, Amy Beth Hanson and The Associated PressApril 7, 2024
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Environment
As backcountry skiing takes off in the age of climate change, avalanche forecasters work overtime to save people’s lives
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressFebruary 3, 2024
1784 British painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters is returned to the owner’s son—54 years later: ‘This piece of art, what a history it’s had’
Lifestyle
1784 British painting stolen by New Jersey mobsters is returned to the owner’s son—54 years later: ‘This piece of art, what a history it’s had’
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2024
Crews work to deice an airplane at Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado
Environment
Almost 3,000 flights canceled and 110,000 businesses and homes without power after massive cold blast slams U.S.
By Carolyn Thompson, Matthew Brown, Valerie Gonzalez and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2024
Stephens’ kangaroo rat
Environment
America spends $1.2 billion a year on endangered species, but almost half goes to just 2 kinds of fish
By Matthew Brown, John Flesher and The Associated PressJanuary 3, 2024
oil drilling platform 'Hickory' is seen here in the Gulf of Mexico
Environment
Oil firms offer $382 million for right to drill in Gulf of Mexico after courts reject Biden administration plans to protect an endangered whale
By Matthew Brown, Matthew Daly and The Associated PressDecember 21, 2023
A wolf stands in the enclosure
Politics
Cattle industry sues to block the reintroduction of gray wolves as rural businesses and urban environmentalists clash in Colorado
By Matthew Brown and The Associated PressDecember 14, 2023
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