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Colorado Springs Utilities preparing for a "drought year"
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (152+ words) Storage has to be projected below 1.5 years by April 1st for water restrictions to be put in place. An issue Colorado Springs is not dealing with right now, but should consider when it comes to water use. Storage has to be…...
Colorado Springs Utilities preparing for "drought year" following dry winter
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (263+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — In preparation of expected drought conditions, the Colorado Springs Utilities Board unanimously approved a water shortage response resolution on Wednesday. General Manager of Infrastructure and Resource Planning Abby Ortega says the approval provides Colorado Springs Utilities…...
Report finds Colorado Springs recycles at half the national average, city aims to ramp up efforts
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (370+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs diverts just 17% of its waste from landfills and incinerators, half the national average, according to city data. Residents say cost and limited access are major reasons recycling lags in the city. I went to…...
Why Do So Few People Recycle in Colorado Springs? The Answer Is Cost
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (86+ words) Colorado Springs recycles at half the national average, and for many residents, the reason is simple: cost. A new state law set to take effect this year aims to remove that cost barrier by making packaging companies pay for a…...
Colorado Springs Utilities gets update before final weeks of negotiations on Colorado River water rights
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (447+ words) With less than three weeks to go before a crucial deadline in the negotiations over Colorado River water rights, a state official told the Colorado Springs Utilities Board of Directors on Wednesday to hope for a broad framework. The states…...
Colorado Springs reservoir closes to the public due to water quality concerns
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs Utilities announced the South Suburban Reservoir in the Stratton Open Space will permanently close to public access due to water quality concerns related to drinking water safety. The utility used Richard Skorman in a…...
Competing interests, proposals debated during marathon Colorado River hearing
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (829+ words) State water officials debated a controversial proposal to use two powerful Colorado River water rights to help the environment, weighing competing interests from Front Range and Western Slope water managers. Almost 100 water professionals gathered in Durango this week for a…...
One of the rarest birds in the world finds a city sanctuary in Hong Kong
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1000+ words) A wild yellow-crested cockatoo perches on a tree in Victoria Park in Hong Kong, on Aug. 22, 2025. Conservationist Harry Wong climbs up to the tree to install an artificial nest box for wild yellow-crested cockatoos in Victoria Park in Hong Kong,…...
Australia targets at least 62% emissions cut in the next decade
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (496+ words) The sun rises over power-generating wind turbines at the Capital Wind Farm near Canberra, Australia, on March 18, 2025. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, center, addresses a press conference as Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, right, and Climate Change…...
EU set to miss UN climate deadline amid internal divisions
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (573+ words) BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries' climate ministers are expected to confirm on Thursday that the bloc will miss a global deadline to set new emissions-cutting targets, owing to divisions among EU governments over its climate plans. The delay could knock…...