Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up from the Colorado Sun. It’s Friday February 19th, and we’re lucky to start the day with you.

Today - Over the past week winter storms around the U.S. have led to failures in the Texas power grid. But how is the system in Colorado different? and could this happen here?

But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we’re going back to February 19th, 2015 when President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to authorize Browns Canyon National Monument. As a result, generations of screaming, laughing visitors who ride the rapids will enjoy a landscape that meets the needs of locals and preserves the natural beauty.

Now our feature story.

Intense winter storms have rolled across the country this past week, and failures in the Texas power grid have made things even worse. Could something like that happen in Colorado? Reporters Michael Booth and Lucy Haggard talk about Colorado’s energy capacity for extreme events.

To read more about Colorado’s power system, go to coloradosun.com.

Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today:

Nearly three hundred thousand Coloradans will get access on Saturday to the latest round of federal unemployment benefits. The state’s so-called Phase 2 of rollout will go to those who had exhausted their benefits before the CARES Act funding ended on December 26. Unless Congress passes a relief bill this week, unemployed workers will likely experience another gap before they can get extended benefits again.

https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-reopen-unemployment-federal-benefits/ 

Communities that experience high levels of air pollution may also see higher rates of coronavirus infection, hospitalizations and deaths. A study released Thursday by Colorado’s health department found that the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19 is still unclear. But the study concluded the pandemic has had an outsized impact on Latinx and Black communities especially, as well as communities with large numbers of workers whose jobs do not allow them to work at home.

https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-coronavirus-air-pollution/ 

Two snowboarders facing criminal charges for causing an avalanche will still have their GoPro video used as evidence in court. A Summit County judge ruled against the pair’s request to throw out the video, which they said they gave to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to analyze following the slide last March. The men are charged with reckless endangerment and face a fine of 168-thousand-dollars to replace avalanche mitigation equipment damaged when they triggered a slide above the Eisenhower Tunnel.

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up from the Colorado Sun. It&rsquo;s Friday February 19th, and we&rsquo;re lucky to start the day with you.
Today - Over the past week winter storms around the U.S. have led to failures in the Texas power grid. But how is the system in Colorado different? and could this happen here?
But before we begin, let&rsquo;s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
Today, we&rsquo;re going back to February 19th, 2015 when President Barack Obama used his authority under the Antiquities Act to authorize Browns Canyon National Monument. As a result, generations of screaming, laughing visitors who ride the rapids will enjoy a landscape that meets the needs of locals and preserves the natural beauty.
Now our feature story.
Intense winter storms have rolled across the country this past week, and failures in the Texas power grid have made things even worse. Could something like that happen in Colorado? Reporters Michael Booth and Lucy Haggard talk about Colorado&rsquo;s energy capacity for extreme events.
To read more about Colorado&rsquo;s power system, go to coloradosun.com.
Finally, here are a few stories that you should know about today:
Nearly three hundred thousand Coloradans will get access on Saturday to the latest round of federal unemployment benefits. The state&rsquo;s so-called Phase 2 of rollout will go to those who had exhausted their benefits before the CARES Act funding ended on December 26. Unless Congress passes a relief bill this week, unemployed workers will likely experience another gap before they can get extended benefits again.
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-reopen-unemployment-federal-benefits/">https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-reopen-unemployment-federal-benefits/</a>&nbsp;
Communities that experience high levels of air pollution may also see higher rates of coronavirus infection, hospitalizations and deaths. A study released Thursday by Colorado&rsquo;s health department found that the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19 is still unclear. But the study concluded the pandemic has had an outsized impact on Latinx and Black communities especially, as well as communities with large numbers of workers whose jobs do not allow them to work at home.
<a href="https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-coronavirus-air-pollution/">https://coloradosun.com/2021/02/18/colorado-coronavirus-air-pollution/</a>&nbsp;
Two snowboarders facing criminal charges for causing an avalanche will still have their GoPro video used as evidence in court. A Summit County judge ruled against the pair&rsquo;s request to throw out the video, which they said they gave to the Colorado Avalanche Information Center to analyze following the slide last March. The men are charged with reckless endangerment and face a fine of 168-thousand-dollars to replace avalanche mitigation equipment damaged when they triggered a slide above the Eisenhower Tunnel.
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Welcome to The Colorado Sun's daily podcast, The Daily Sun-Up. Every day we’re sharing an in-depth look at one of our top stories, followed by a quick summary of important things happening in our state. For more visit us at https://coloradosun.com/.

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