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THE NEWS
HOUSING
Is 3D printing the future of building houses? This Colorado company hopes to cement the model.
Eric Hegreness is an automation technician for VeroTouch Construction and monitors the layering of concrete foundation forms for one of the 16 3D-printed houses at the company’s Cleora development near Salida. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)In a historic Chaffee County town site, a construction company is building single-family homes using 3D printing technology with the goal of transforming “fast fashion” construction into affordable housing and a workforce for the world of automation, robotics and standardization, reports Sue McMillin in this story promising big solutions.
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OUTDOORS
Wealthy Wyoming rancher looks to U.S. Supreme Court to overturn corner-crossing ruling
The owner of the 50-square-mile Elk Mountain Ranch in Carbon County, Wyoming, erected signs prohibiting access to islands of public land surrounded by his property and sued hunters who used a ladder to step over the markers. A federal appeals court in March ruled in favor of the hunters. (10th Circuit Court of Appeals)A Wyoming rancher who sued hunters crossing between one parcel of public land to another through his property has elevated his case to the U.S. Supreme Court in a matter that could influence access to millions of acres of public lands in the West — and open the door to “widespread unconstitutional takings” of private land without compensation for landowners, he says. Jason Blevins has more.
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WILDFIRE
A team of scientists is helping this Colorado national park recover from wildfire. Nature will help with the rest.
Firefighters walk through burned forest Monday along a trail in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. The lightning-caused fire started July 10, causing the immediate evacuation of visitors and staff. The fire has burned 4,200 acres and is 41% contained as of Tuesday. The South Rim of the park remains closed. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun)Fire officials don’t expect flames from the South Rim fire at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park to be fully contained anytime soon. However, blades of grass are already pushing through the charred soil. Olivia Prentzel followed a team of scientists scouring endangered species habitat susceptible to post-fire damage from debris flow or flooding should a storm roll across the scorched soil.
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MORE NEWS
EPA moves to repeal finding that allows climate regulation. Colorado leaders, environmental groups push back. The “endangerment finding” underpins numerous Clean Air Act rules for vehicles, power plants and other pollution sources blamed for warming the planet.^tracy^2
THE COLORADO REPORT
State plans to kill additional wolf due to continued cattle deaths. The Copper Creek Pack has preyed on eight cattle in Pitkin County since state wildlife managers released the pack last winter.— Colorado Public Radio Teachers at shuttered charter school won’t be paid, lose benefits before week ends. Multiple teachers said they were told their last day of work was July 25, they won’t be paid for July, and their benefits end Thursday. — 9News Sloan’s Lake water crisis may force Dragon Boat Festival to leave Denver. Colorado Dragon Boat Fest was moved from July to September this year over health and safety concerns.— The Denver Post ? Doctor sends harrowing message on road Colorado Buffaloes football coach faces after cancer scare. Deion Sanders faces a difficult road with his neobladder, where he’ll have to reimagine his lifestyle completely.— Yahoo Sports?=source has article meter or paywall
THE OPINION PAGE
COLUMNS
Mass shootings are rare in New York. Is it because the state has banned assault-style weapons? A shooter this week apparently targeted the NFL’s offices for its record on CTE, from which he claimed to be suffering.— Mike LittwinThe Colorado Sun is a nonpartisan news organization, and the opinions of columnists and editorial writers do not reflect the opinions of the newsroom. Read our ethics policy for more on The Sun’s opinion policy and submit columns, suggest writers or provide feedback at opinion@coloradosun.com.
SunLit
BOOKS
Out West Books suggests titles covering water and the West
Each week as part of SunLit — The Sun’s literature section — we feature staff recommendations from bookstores across Colorado. This week, the staff from Out West Books in Grand Junction recommends:
“Beyond the Hundredth Meridian” by Wallace Stegner, a classic account of John Wesley Powell’s exploration of the Colorado River “Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: Major Impossible” by Nathan Hale, a graphic novel version of Powell’s adventures “Life After Dead Pool” by Zak Podmore, an environmental look at Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado RiverRead what the bookstore staff had to say about each. Pick up a copy and support your local bookstores at the same time.
RECOMMENDATIONS
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