News and Spotlights

2025

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  Wildfires can harm water quality up to eight years later, CU Boulder study finds

  July 12, 2025

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  Times-Call
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  A wildfire’s legacy can haunt rivers for years, putting drinking water at risk

  July 12, 2025

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  Reflector
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  Flash floods are Colorado's deadliest natural disaster. We asked meteorologists about them

  July 09, 2025

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  Coloradoan.
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  Wildfires Affect Water Quality for Up to 8 Years, Reveals New Study Led By CIRES Researchers

  July 01, 2025

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  knewz
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  Water Contaminant Levels Can Remain High for Eight Years After a Wildfire, Study Finds

  June 30, 2025

  News

  EcoWatch, Nation of Change
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  Wildfire Risk Is High Following "Bizarre" Spring Snowmelt Cycle

  June 30, 2025

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  Powder
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  Western Mountain Snow Melts Fast and Early

  June 28, 2025

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  NASA Earth Observatory
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  This week in science: the power of a nap, planet birth and how wildfires affect water

  June 27, 2025

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  NPR All Things Considered
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  Wildfires leave lasting scars on water supplies by spreading contaminants for years

  June 27, 2025

  News

  Environmental Health News
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  Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds

  June 27, 2025

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  Grist Magazine