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Also on today's calendar: Hidden Losses: An Introduction To Disenfranchised Grief and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Boulder County Opens Applications for $600-a-Month Cash Assistance Program (longmontleader.com) — Boulder County families with young children can now apply for Nurturing Futures, a 2027 cash-assistance program paying $600 a month to up to 410 households. Applications are open through November 2, with eligibility based on residency, child age, and income for new applicants, and in-person help available in Longmont for those needing assistance.
2. Here's why cell service is so spotty in Longmont and Boulder County (denverpost.com) — If your cell service has tanked in Longmont or eastern Boulder County, federal radio-quiet rules at the Table Mountain research site are largely to blame. Carriers like T-Mobile have had to dial back signals to protect scientific work, leaving residents, delivery drivers, and local officials pushing for compliant fixes that restore reliable coverage and 911 access.
3. No survivors found at crash site of downed aircraft in Boulder County, deputies say (koaa.com) — Two people were found dead Monday at a small-plane crash site in the foothills south of Boulder after an overnight search involving multiple Boulder County and state rescue teams. The aircraft had departed Longmont Airport and was located between Eldorado Canyon State Park and the Flatirons, with federal and local authorities now investigating the cause.
4. Supreme Court weighs local governments' climate change lawsuits against oil and gas companies (newser.com) — Boulder's lawsuit seeking to hold Suncor and ExxonMobil financially responsible for climate-related damage has reached the Supreme Court, where justices sounded divided over whether such cases belong in state courts. The outcome could either let Boulder pursue compensation for disasters like wildfires and floods or shut down similar climate suits nationwide, with a decision expected in coming months.
5. SCOTUS Begins Major Climate Case: Potential Outcomes and Policy Implications (americanactionforum.org) — Boulder's climate lawsuit against Suncor and ExxonMobil is now before the U.S. Supreme Court, and the eventual ruling could determine whether your city can seek compensation for local climate costs. This explainer walks through the arguments, how justices reacted, and five possible outcomes that could shape Boulder's finances, climate planning, and the future of similar cases nationwide.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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