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Clean energy industry could shed hundreds of thousands of jobs, report says

Oil and gas aren't the only part of the energy industry getting pummeled during the coronavirus outbreak. A new report says job losses are starting to pile up in the previously fast-growing renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors, too. The report released Wednesday by E2, Environmental Entrepreneurs, said more than 106,000 workers in the "clean energy" industry lost their jobs in March.




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Tri-State, Delta-Montrose cooperative agree to end contract in $62.5 million deal

The divorce between the Delta-Montrose Electric Association and its wholesale power provide, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, is nearly final. All that's left is getting the OK from federal regulators. And a $62.5 million exit fee.




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BLM releases plan opening public lands in western Colorado to drilling, and not everyone is happy with it

Critics of a plan that makes tracts of public lands in western Colorado available to oil and gas drilling say the final insult is its release in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic when people are dealing with health and economic concerns.





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Colorado new oil and gas permits plunge by 96% in April from a year earlier

Colorado will delay hearings on a major revamp of its oil and gas regulations by about six weeks, even as concerns mount about how much of the state's petroleum industry will be left to regulate.





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Colorado’s oil and gas country – and its people – suffer from twin hits to industry

Weld County oil jobs are disappearing amid the double whammy of the coronavirus pandemic and a global oil price war.




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CHSAA cancels all spring sports, activities due to coronavirus pandemic

What had long been expected became reality Tuesday when the Colorado High School Activities Association announced it was cancelling the remainder of the spring sports season.




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Jim Danley, Colorado’s winningest prep baseball coach, built Eaton dynasty off the knuckle-curve and a farm system

In 44 seasons as Eaton's head coach from 1972 to 2015, Danley was 807-163-2, a Colorado-best for wins and tied for the nation's top prep winning percentage (83.1%).




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Regis Jesuit baseball’s chance to repeat wiped out by coronavirus: “It tears me up”

Pitcher Jacob Thompsen and catcher Owen Best spent a good chunk of their Tuesday morning swapping memories via computer. Such is the life of high school seniors in the age of the coronavirus.




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CHSAA brainstorming contingency plans for fall sports: “Nothing is off the table”

First, the coronavirus pandemic claimed the state basketball championships. Then, it forced CHSAA to cancel the spring season altogether on April 21.




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Newman: Marc Johnson’s coaching genesis and eight other Colorado baseball icons the state won’t forget

Drafted into the Army in 1969 during the Vietnam War, Johnson's first baseball coaching job was managing the 2nd Armored Division for two years on base in Fort Hood, Texas.




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Keeler: Meet the Grandview girls basketball coach who rallied to beat coronavirus

Meet Robert Dennis, the Grandview girls basktball coach who proved that with enough love, enough caring hands, it’s amazing how far a man can fly.




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Jesse Eisenberg is coming to this year’s Boulder International Film Fest

Actor Jesse Eisenberg will appear at the Boulder International Film Festival (BIFF) on March 7 for a screening of his new film, "Resistance."




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Now you can support a local art house, a film festival as they move to streaming amid coronavirus outbreak

Make your popcorn, grab a blanket and stream the latest indie films from your home.




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“Top Gun Maverick” postponed to December due to coronavirus

Hollywood's summer movie season is all but finished. “Top Gun Maverick” became the latest would-be blockbuster to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic.






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Closure of Walmart Supercenter in Aurora followed days of complaints about conditions — and 3 coronavirus deaths

The complaints began on Monday. There were too many people in the store, they said. Employees were not wearing masks or covering their face. Everyone was standing too close to one another.




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COVID diaries Colorado: Work & Class restaurant in Denver

Denver Post journalists joined colleagues from more than 40 news organizations across Colorado in a collaborative effort, COVID diaries Colorado: A day in the pandemic.




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Safer at work? Colorado is drafting rules to allow COVID vulnerable to stay on unemployment

"The big questions of the day for the workers is, 'I don’t feel safe. Do I have to go back to work?'" a Colorado Department of Labor and Employment official said Monday. "And, as with everything with unemployment, it depends."




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Colorado safer-at-home: Here’s what can open Monday

The final stage of re-opening under Colorado's "safer at home" coronavirus protocols is set for Monday, when offices across the state will be allowed to bring employees back under strict limitations.




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Tattered Cover will pull up LoDo stakes to move into Rockies owner Monfort’s McGregor Square next year

Beloved Denver bookstore chain the Tattered Cover plans to move out of its historic LoDo space and into something much more contemporary next year.





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Former race car driver Bob Lazier dies from COVID-19

Bob Lazier, the 1981 CART rookie of the year and father of 1996 Indianapolis 500 winner Buddy Lazier, died Saturday from COVID-19. He was 81.




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On Earth Day, coronavirus gives us glimpse at what it takes to reduce pollution

As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. People are also noticing animals in places and at times they don’t usually. When people stay home, Earth becomes cleaner and wilder.




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WATCH: Denver sights during the novel coronavirus stay-at-home order

Photojournalist Hyoung Chang examines the Denver metro area from the air and on the ground during the statewide stay-at-home order.




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Officials say former CU Boulder scientist did not separate public research from private company

Detlev Helmig most recently attracted attention for a paper that stated emissions from oil and gas production on the Front Range are largely underestimated.




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EPA officials defend their role amid rollbacks as agency hits 50: “Expect continued improvements” in Colorado

U.S. withdrawal from the international agreement to combat global warming, along with rule rollbacks, have slowed momentum that once inspired emulators abroad.




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Earth’s insect population shrinks by 27% in 30 years, according to study

The world has lost more than one quarter of its land-dwelling insects in the past 30 years, according to researchers whose big picture study of global bug decline paints a disturbing but more nuanced problem than earlier research.




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Jefferson County wildfire 80% contained, cause not determined

A wildfire that broke out near Forest Road 560 on Saturday is 80% contained and still smoking as the dead trees burn away, according to the US Forest Service.




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Colorado mountain lions hit with new hunting plan as people spread

Mountain lions face an uncertain future under a new state plan to let hunters kill up to 15% a year across western Colorado, and more near subdivisions -- rankling animal rights advocates who favor a live-and-let-live approach to wildlife.




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33 million have sought U.S. unemployment aid nationwide since coronavirus hit, nearly 420,000 in Colorado

Nearly 3.2 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week as the business shutdowns caused by the viral outbreak deepened the worst U.S. economic catastrophe in decades.







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Two JBS Greeley employees say they were fired after staying home sick during coronavirus pandemic

Married couple Tammy and Ann Day said they got sick with symptoms of the novel coronavirus on March 27.




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50 Coloradans have been allowed to stay on unemployment after refusing work, labor official says

So far, state labor officials have opened investigations into 150 instances of workers being called back to their workplaces or being offered new jobs and refusing, choosing instead to continue requesting unemployment benefits because of coronavirus-related concerns.




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Denver businesses caught between economic realities and health concerns as they weigh reopening

On Saturday, a host of Denver businesses — from clothing stores to hair salons — will open their doors for the first time in nearly two months as Mayor Michael Hancock’s stay-at-home order expires.




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Trevor Story hits two of Rockies’ five homers in win over San Francisco Giants in MLB The Show 20

Behind another strong start from Jon Gray and five home runs, the Rockies continued their scorching hot start to the season with a 10-3 win over the Giants.







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Three regional books to keep you occupied while homebound during the coronavirus outbreak

Now that Colorado is homebound for a while, here are three regional books to read during the coronavirus outbreak.




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Reading list: The Denver Post sports department’s favorite sports books to ride out the coronavirus

With everyone sitting around the house these days, and nowhere to go, what better time to get lost in a few books?




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10 new books from Colorado authors that deserve more attention

Curl up and enjoy a good book.




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Here’s which Colorado businesses can open Friday and where

Restaurants, bars, fitness centers and movie theaters are among businesses that are not allowed to reopen.




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Colorado tops 800 deaths, more than 15,000 coronavirus cases

The new numbers came as parts of the state began gradually reopening, including allowing in-person shopping at non-essential retail stores.




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Colorado hair stylists get back to work: “They want us here”

Retail stores, hair salons, tattoo parlors and pet grooming services are among a handful of industries allowed to begin operations Friday in much of Colorado.