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CNN | March 7, 2025
If you鈥檝e looked into buying a rain jacket, ski gear or even hiking boots in the past couple of years, you鈥檝e probably seen brands tout how their gear is newly 鈥淧FAS-free.鈥 Joel Hartter, a professor of sustainability, explained what PFAs are and what makes them resistant to degradation.


Denver Post | March 10, 2025
Environmental justice became a federal priority under the Clinton administration in 1994 when the EPA was directed to focus on marginalized communities suffering from pollution. Chris Winter, executive director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center, noted that this directive stemmed from the 1980s and 鈥90s recognition that poorer communities near refineries, factories, and landfills faced higher rates of asthma and other illnesses.



Daily Camera | Feb. 22, 2025

Students at CU Boulder are teaming up to promote libraries and create awareness about their importance throughout the Boulder community. Buffs for Books that has developed a public relations campaign for EveryLibrary, a nonprofit that engages in politics and policy to advocate for public libraries and school libraries at local, state and federal levels. The Buffs for Books team is part of a national competition where teams of students from 60 universities are creating a public relations campaign promoting EveryLibrary.


Associated Press | Feb. 21, 2025

Kids are navigating the grief of losing everything in the LA wildfires, while their parents are learning how to help them cope. Children thrive on routine, and reestablishing one as quickly as possible is key to helping kids cope, said Lori Peek, a sociology professor at CU Boulder who studies the impact of natural disasters. It鈥檚 essential for kids to stay connected with their friends, and for parents to have honest conversations with them about the difficulty of what they are facing, she said.


CNN | Feb. 25, 2025

Elon Musk鈥檚 rapid shrinking of the nation鈥檚 federal government employees could spell concern for places in Colorado, specifically Boulder County where federal labs have operated for decades and contributed to a high-tech ecosystem. 鈥淣ot only are we concerned about the jobs themselves and that they鈥檙e high-wage jobs, but (also) the research function that they play and the downstream impacts that these jobs actually have,鈥 said Brian Lewandowski, executive director of the Business Research Division at the Leeds School of Business.


Colorado Sun | Feb. 21, 2025

In a paper published in November 2023, researchers from the University of Colorado and the University of Wisconsin analyzed 475 GoFundMe campaigns set up by individuals as a direct result of the Marshall fire. But the researchers found a disparity in how money was dispersed based on a homeowners鈥 overall wealth. Higher income households received more donations, while lower income households received less.


Daily Camera | Feb. 20, 2025

Dozens of protestors gathered in front of the U.S. Department of Commerce building in Boulder on Wednesday to support the city鈥檚 federal workers amid layoffs and funding cuts imposed by听 the Trump administration. A 2017 economic impact report developed by CO-LABS and CU Boulder showed that federally funded labs in Colorado contributed about $2.6 billion to the state鈥檚 economy and directly employed nearly 7,800 people.


Higher Ed Dive | Feb. 13, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education abruptly canceled about $881 million in multiyear research contracts on Monday, sparking a storm of protest from groups concerned about a loss of data accuracy and the dissemination of evidence-based practices.


BizWest | January 22, 2025


KOA Radio | January 21, 2025


Daily Camera | January 20, 2025


Scripps News | January 6, 2025


The Conversation | January 2, 2025


Daily Camera | January 2, 2025


Colorado Sun | December 17, 2024


The Aspen Times | December 17, 2024


KOAA News5 | December 13, 2024


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PBS | November 25, 2024


9News | November 20, 2024


KOAA News5 | November 13, 2024


Orlando Sentinel | November 12, 2024


The Conversation | November 11, 2024


Christian Science Monitor | November 11, 2024


KOA Radio | November 7, 2024


Daily Camera | November 7, 2024


KUNC | November 1, 2024


Biz West | October 29, 2024


KUNC | October 29, 2024


The Hill | October 25, 2024


Colorado Sun | October 7, 2024


Art Newspaper | October 4, 2024


Aspen Times | September 30, 2024


Boulder Weekly | September 17, 2024


Cosmos Magazine, August 20, 2024


Daily Camera | August 19, 2024


9News | August 16, 2024


Left Hand Courier | August 8, 2024


KUNC | August 8, 2024


Grand Valley Business Times | August 8, 2024


Colorado Public Radio | July 25, 2024


Colorado Sun | July 25, 2024


Daily Camera | July 5, 2024


Daily Camera | June 10, 2024


Colorado Politics | June 7, 2024


Colorado Springs Gazette | May 24, 2024


The Aspen Times | May 22, 2024


Daily Camera | May 21, 2024


CU Connections | May 16, 2024


Daily Camera | May 13, 2024


CU Denver News | May 2, 2024


Denver Gazette | April 28, 2024


KGNU | April 27, 2024


Daily Camera | April 24, 2024


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KGNU | April 15, 2024


CU Independent | March 20, 2024


KALW | March 18, 2024


Colorado Sun | March 13, 2024


Denver Post: Your Hub | March 11, 2024


Daily Camera | March 8, 2024


Denver Post | March 6, 2024


Daily Camera | March 5, 2024


Daily Camera | March 5, 2024


Denver Gazette | March 3, 2024


Colorado Public Radio | March 1, 2024


The Conversation | February 29, 2024


Daily Camera | February 22, 2024


The Colorado Sun | February 21, 2024


NPR | February 20, 2024


9News | February 14, 2024


National Review | February 13, 2024


Canon City Daily Record | February 8, 2024


Daily Mail | February 6, 2024


Fox31 | February 2, 2024


Colorado Public Radio | January 24, 2024