On Tuesday afternoon, the risk of wildfire in northeastern Colorado had risen high enough that Xcel Energy, the state’s largest utility company, announced that it would shut down power in much of the ...

The Trump administration is planning to close the largest federal climate research center, calling it a source of "climate alarmism."

Scientists, meteorologists and lawmakers said the move was an attack on critical scientific research and would harm the United States.

The National Science Foundation will “break up” a climate and weather research lab in Colorado, according to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. The Foundation, an independent agency,

The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science.

The Boulder lab is one of the world's leading Earth system and climate research institutions and plays a crucial role in weather forecasting and climate modeling, and its absence would significantly i...