GUNNISON, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- Western State Colorado University issued the following news release: As the demand for financial planning professionals continues to rise, Western Colorado University is excited to announce a $26,000 seed grant from Alpine Bank to support the development of the Western Slope's first Certified Financial Planner (CFP) program. The funding enables Western's School of Business to begin designing a curriculum aligned with the standards of the CFP Board certification p more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder's Leeds School of Business issued the following news: * * * Colorado is at the forefront of the AI revolution, adopting applications across industries and leading with the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act. This topic was a spotlight at the 60th annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forum. * * * By Jane Majkiewicz After 60 years of forecasting economic trends in Colorado's mainstay industries, something that co more PR

DURANGO, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: Santa Fe, N.M. - The Conservation Lands Foundation supports the growing call to designate the Caja del Rio Plateau in New Mexico as a national monument, joining the diverse voices of Indigenous-led organizations, conservation groups, Hispano organizations, hunting and fishing advocates, local governments and others who have worked tirelessly to protect this remarkable landscape. Statement from Ro more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 17 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news on Dec. 16, 2024: With more than 1,500 miles of sanitary sewer lines in Denver, the job of ensuring these pipes are in a state of good repair is one that requires continuous analysis and review. Breaks can cause disruptions to daily lives by shutting down businesses (including the state capitol for a day in August 2024) and causing a literal stink. Enter Brian Zavareh, a graduate student in CU Denver's College of more PR

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Dec. 18 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * Multiple states also file briefs with US Supreme Court supporting ADF client, a Christian counselor helping children find comfort with biological sex * * * WASHINGTON - Doctors, Christian counselors, families who have benefited from counseling that acknowledges biological sex as reality, and 12 states have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in Chiles v. Salazar--1 more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * Warming climate will affect the storms differently in California, Pacific Northwest * * * Communities up and down the West Coast of the United States can expect the potent storms known as atmospheric rivers to evolve as the climate warms. But residents in Southern California will see much different changes than residents in more northerly locations like Seattle. New r more PR

BASALT, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- Rocky Mountain Institute issued the following statement on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced conditional commitments for a loan guarantee for two utilities towards energy infrastructure improvements. In response, electric sector expert Uday Varadarajan with the non-partisan group RMI released the following statement: Today's announcements highlight what smart, efficient investments can do for our nation's utility customers. We a more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Focusing on coexistence practices will help ensure long-term restoration success * * * On December 18, 2023, the State of Colorado released five wolves into western Colorado, sourced from Oregon. The release of these wild wolves was the beginning of a voter-mandated reintroduction process that returned an important part of Colorado's natural heritage back to the state. Five more wolves were released more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: * * * To preserve the stable climate for future generations, we must act extremely quickly to bring CO2 levels down * * * Today, Colorado's Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) set the state's first rules on how captured carbon dioxide (either from industrial sources or direct air capture) will be stored permanently in deep underground wells in a process known as "carbon capture more PR