Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun
Environment WriterMichael Booth is The Sun鈥檚 environment writer, and co-author of The Sun鈥檚 weekly climate and health newsletter The Temperature. He and John Ingold host the weekly SunUp podcast on The Temperature topics every Thursday.
He is co-author with Jennifer Brown of the Colorado Book Award-winning food safety investigation 鈥淓ating Dangerously.鈥� Booth was part of teams that won two Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news. He also writes frequently about inexplicable obsessions that include tamarisk, black-footed ferrets and tire fires. Booth also serves as the underpaid driver for four children, and plans to eventually hike every inch of Colorado.
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Here鈥檚 a scorecard of the wins and losses for threatened species in the West. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
Denver Water responds that halting the $531 million project would threaten dam safety, and the challenged permit should stay in effect. Listen to Morning Edition host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun editor Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
Some customers are stuck without checks, but dealers are happy about the boost in electric vehicle sales. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
The water conservancy district gave away rights to build a dam with 20,000 acre-feet of water to a private ranch. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
Temperature rise from climate change means trouble for Western states robbed of moisture by 鈥渢hirstier鈥� atmosphere. Listen to our "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth, and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below. -
Boulder County awaits the Lyons cement plant鈥檚 appeal of show-cause orders, as activists fight the industrial site on multiple fronts. -
Rosemarie Russo was questioned and then lost her job after sending frank anti-pollution appeals from residents to Suncor鈥檚 Canada headquarters. -
State wildlife officials are ecstatic after September survey at May Ranch turns up good endangered species news. -
The University of Colorado Boulder wants to spend $43 million to rebuild a heating, cooling, and electrical plant. However, some campus leaders say their input on the project hasn't been heard. Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth reports that staff are saying more can be done to solve CU's pollution problems and embrace green technology. -
The commission recently released a new draft of rules, which omitted proposed protections for disadvantaged communities facing oil and gas drilling. According to Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth, state regulators removed a requirement that oil and gas companies get approval from residents if they want to drill within 2,000 feet of homes.
