Why Lauren Boebert is going back to D.C.

Plus: Analysis shows 27,000 Colorado wells at risk, water concerns discussed in Burlington, hot weather could lead to drought this summer and more

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Why Lauren Boebert is going back to D.C.
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Good morning, Colorado.

This morning’s Sunriser is written with a dose of tennis elbow from yours truly. Not from actual tennis, mind you, but from a disconcertingly competitive game of Nintendo Switch Sports tennis that kept my girlfriend and me up late last night. We would have loved to have played some real tennis, but it’s TOO DAMN HOT. And apparently the hottest days are still ahead.

While I ice this elbow, let’s cool down with some news.

P.S. Get your SunFest tickets!

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks to reporters during the Republican’s primary election watch party Tuesday in Windsor. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Much scrutinized at the time, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s strategic move from the 3rd Congressional District to the 4th looks like it’s going to pay off, writes Jesse Paul. Following a decisive primary victory Tuesday, Boebert appears poised to return to Congress with a likely November victory in her new district. Here’s why.

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An oil and gas well pumps from the ground in Rio Blanco County in northwestern Colorado in February 2020. (William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Profitable oil and gas production in Colorado is increasingly concentrated in a few basins, leaving the rest of the operations with few resources and posing risk to getting all 47,000 of the state’s active wells plugged and remediated, according to a report from Carbon Tracker. As Mark Jaffe writes, this leaves some 27,000 other wells in the state at risk for becoming orphaned.

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Dry land sits below a bridge along County Road 31, as shown on April 28, 2023. This is the south fork of the Republican River where water once flowed under the bridge. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)

Agricultural producers, scientists and policymakers from Colorado and Kansas gathered Wednesday near the Ogallala Aquifer in Burlington to air their concerns and share ideas for how to survive continued drought. The location was poignant because it’s in a region where farmers over recent years have had to shut down their wells and either switch to dryland farming, grazing or stop all agricultural activity entirely due to shrinking water supplies. Tracy Ross reports.

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Smoke from the Oak Ridge wildfire fills the sky Monday near Beulah. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun)

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Festival attendees workout on the Keith Haring Fitness Court during last year’s Green Box Arts Festival. (Jeff Kearney, provided by Green Box Arts Festival)

Green Box Arts Festival. For a small town west of Colorado Spring that just cracks 600 year-round residents, Green Mountain Falls goes big on the arts.

The town’s impressive public art collection is reason to visit anytime of the year, from a signature sweep of steel by Richard Serra, to micro-essays by Molly Rideout that wrap a historic hotel’s windows, “Skyspace” by light artist James Turrell. And Monday, Green Box Arts, the art center at the heart of Green Mountain Falls, debuts “Arc Zero: Nimbus,” the 10th installment of a 12-year project.

If you really want to experience the town at its highest creative frequency, stop in over the next two weeks, from July 1-14, during the Green Box Arts Festival.

Now in its 16th year, the festival includes public art tours, panel speakers, workshops, fitness classes, and theater and dance performances. Work out on the Keith Haring Fitness Court, attend an ArtDesk conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Emily Nussbaum, check out an opera, listen to an orchestra or sharpen your tap dancing skills.

Events are purchased individually, so whether you only have one afternoon or want to spend two whole weeks in town, it’s easy to cater the experience to your schedule and price point.

Various prices; July 1-14; Various locations in Green Mountain Falls

And remember to show your favorite businesses some love. The top nominations are going head to head this round in our Colorado’s Best reader’s choice survey, so make your selections.

Vote now!

— Kevin & the whole staff of The Sun

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