Colorado Today

August 11, 2025: Coal’s resurgence, police use drones and real-time cameras, beaver restoration

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Coal may be staging a comeback in Colorado, as energy demand skyrockets. We’ll tell you about a coal plant that could be open longer than expected. Then, drones and the future of policing. And, the state has a plan to revamp the beaver population for the benefit of the environment and other species. It wants your input.

This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.

Email us at [email protected].

Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.

Read more on the stories in today’s show:

  • CPR’s Sam Brasch and KRCC’s Havalin Haskell report on a utility that wants to keep a coal power plant open longer than planned.
  • CPR’s Ishan Thakore explains how Colorado’s largest coal mine is benefitting under the Trump administration.
  • CPR’s Dan Boyce reports on police use of drones and hundreds of real-time cameras.
  • Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking for your feedback on its plan for statewide beaver restoration.
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