Alabama, with the fourth highest number of endangered animal and aquatic species in the United States, spends less than one-tenth as much as neighboring states to protect those species. Boating fatalities continue to rise. Here is a sampling of what they had to say. The contrast is breathtaking. From Denver through Broomfield, subdivisions stack up against each other.
Every errand requires a road trip on crowded streets and highways.
At the crossroads known as Interlocken, a massive shopping mall is under construction, surrounded by office developments. That will spur even more sprawl. But come over the rise toward Boulder and a spectacular horizon spreads out before you. Below the city of 100,000 lies nestled inside a protective ring of open space and mountain ridges. In some ways, Alabama is where Boulder was 30 years ago.