EPISODE · Jan 21, 2026 · 14 MIN
Jan. 21, 2026: Xcel shut-off damages, FEMA rejection appealed, data center incentives, fingerboarding enthusiasts gather
from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio
Dinosaur National Monument has its first new dinosaur discovery in a century. Then, when Xcel cut power in December to guard against wildfire, it left hundreds of Boulder businesses in the dark, and sent their bottom lines into the red. Plus, Colorado is trying again to unlock disaster funding for fires and floods, after it was denied by President Trump. And data centers are driving a historic construction boom. Now state lawmakers will consider two very different options for dealing with them. Finally, a tiny skateboard subculture has a new gathering spot on West Colfax — it’s the return of the fingerboard! Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Ishan Thakore on the losses companies suffered from Xcel’s public safety blackouts. KRCC’s Briana Heaney on Colorado appealing disaster aid rejection for 2025 fires and flooding. CPR’s Sam Brasch on dueling data center proposals at the legislature. Denverite’s Kevin Beaty on a Lakewood gathering spot for fingerboarding enthusiasts. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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Dinosaur National Monument has its first new dinosaur discovery in a century. Then, when Xcel cut power in December to guard against wildfire, it left hundreds of Boulder businesses in the dark, and sent their bottom lines into the red. Plus, Colorado is trying again to unlock disaster funding for fires and floods, after it was denied by President Trump. And data centers are driving a historic construction boom. Now state lawmakers will consider two very different options for dealing with them. Finally, a tiny skateboard subculture has a new gathering spot on West Colfax — it’s the return of the fingerboard! Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Ishan Thakore on the losses companies suffered from Xcel’s public safety blackouts. KRCC’s Briana Heaney on Colorado appealing disaster aid rejection for 2025 fires and flooding. CPR’s Sam Brasch on dueling data center proposals at the legislature. Denverite’s Kevin Beaty on a Lakewood gathering spot for fingerboarding enthusiasts. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Arlo Pérez Esquivel, Megan Verlee and Tyler Bender. The executive producer is Megan Verlee. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.
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Jan. 21, 2026: Xcel shut-off damages, FEMA rejection appealed, data center incentives, fingerboarding enthusiasts gather
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