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Bees are being decimated in Colorado, but a new law will help

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(Colorado News Connection) On the last day of Colorado's 2023 legislative session, Senate Bill 23-266 was signed by leaders of the state Senate and House. The bill limits the sale of a class of pesticides, neonicotinoids, or "neonics," which are known for killing bees and other pollinators.

Outdoor recreation, tourism, energy industries in Colorado nervously eye debt-limit deal

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(Colorado Newsline) Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to the summer tourism season in Colorado's high country, where cities and counties heavily reliant on outdoor recreation dollars on huge swaths of federally owned land are nervously watching Congress wrangle over the debt ceiling.