June 2, 2002
Mission to Pluto in financial limbo

Most of the planets in the solar system have stunning head shots — spacecraft have photographed Jupiter with its brilliant red spot and multiple moons, Saturn with its rings, and Mars with dusty rocks lying on its surface.

June 1, 2002
Colo. gets federal aid to fight deer, elk disease

WASHINGTON — Wisconsin and Colorado will receive $6 million in federal aid to combat a fatal brain disease in deer and elk and other plant and animal threats.

May 30, 2002
Study: Shift in lake biology

Pollution from cars, farms and power plants on the Front Range is changing mountain lake ecosystems and might eventually cause water quality problems in Boulder and other communities east of the Continental Divide, according to a new University of Colorado study.

May 25, 2002
Hunters question deer killings

WAUSAU, Wis. — When Wisconsin wildlife officials first asked hunters to kill hundreds of deer to test for a fatal brain disease found in southern Wisconsin, more than 600 people volunteered for the job.

May 24, 2002
Bills target chronic wasting disease

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from Colorado and Wisconsin introduced legislation Thursday aimed at stopping the spread of chronic wasting disease — a lethal, brain disease that strikes deer and elk.

Xcel plant top county polluter

Xcel Energy's Valmont power plant tops a list of toxic chemical emissions in Boulder County for the third year in a row.

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