Congressman Joe Neguse and a coalition of lawmakers are pushing back on a White House proposal to slash funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that supports climate research, including several laboratories in Boulder.

KUNC’s In The NoCo is a daily window to the communities along the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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A record number of “helicopter hoists” have been performed this year to rescue people stranded on high mountain peaks. Many of them have been from peaks at 14,000 feet of elevation or higher. The hoists require dangerous maneuvering of helicopters near rocky cliffs.
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Federal funding for public broadcasting is a focus this week for lawmakers in Washington D.C. A vote in the Senate to eliminate that funding could happen at any time. Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper spoke with In The NoCo about the discussions he’s having this week with his colleagues on Capitol Hill.
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A judge has ruled that Colorado prosecutors can move ahead with their case against a man accused of killing one person and injuring a dozen more in a firebomb attack on demonstrators showing their support for Israeli hostages. A Sept. 9 arraignment has been scheduled for Mohamed Sabry Soliman to enter a plea to murder, attempted murder and other charges in the June 1 attack.
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Without the funding, some districts might be forced to cut programs that support their most vulnerable students.
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Colorado State University engineering students are testing dam safety on a large model of the soon-to-be-built dam at Halligan Reservoir.
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The Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan, or FAIR Plan, began accepting applications from residential property owners on April 10.
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The cash will allow work in fire-damaged watersheds and the Kawuneeche Valley in Rocky Mountain National Park to continue. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun publisher Larry Ryckman and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.
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Colorado prosecutors are set to lay out their evidence against a man charged with murder, attempted murder and other crimes in a firebomb attack on demonstrators showing their support for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Prosecutors added the murder charge after an 82-year-old woman who was injured in the June 1 attack in Boulder died of her injuries. Investigators say Mohamed Sabry Soliman told them he intended to kill the roughly 20 participants at the weekly demonstration.
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The bill would have required the Bureau of Land Management to sell up to 1.2 million acres within five miles of population centers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Utah.
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In recent weeks, destructive and deadly flash floods have hit several parts of the country, including the Mountain West. A New York Times analysis found the National Weather Service has vacant senior leadership positions at many offices overseeing areas vulnerable to flash floods.
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For three years now, Sacha Wells, an interpretive ranger for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, has made “Ground Squirrel High School” an annual summer exhibit. Last year’s theme was prom. This summer, it’s spirit week.
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The Forest Service's new chief recently published a letter that called for wildfires to be suppressed "as swiftly as possible." That may sound prudent to many, but it raised eyebrows among some who study fire policy. They worried that it may signal a return to aggressive suppression that has been linked to growing wildfire severity.
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Town leaders say the purchase will boost local economic development and will allow it to better support mountain ski employees.
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This comes amid Trump administration cuts to special services on the 988 hotline.
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