Colorado statewide crop progress and condition summary for the week ending July 14, 2019.

Cleanup continues after former Hurricane Barry becomes a post-tropical depression.

Dear EarthTalk:

Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes?

-- M. Wilson, Framingham, MA

Bioluminescence—defined by Merriam-Webster as “the emission of light from living organisms (such as fireflies, dinoflagellates, and bacteria) as the result of internal, typically oxidative chemical reactions”—is one of the wonders of nature that just about any of us can witness.

The official announcement that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is moving its headquarters to Colorado is expected Tuesday.

July 15, 2019, weather outlook for Kiowa County, Colorado, including Sheridan Lake, Haswell, Eads, and the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.

July 14, 2019, weather outlook for Kiowa County, Colorado, including Eads, Haswell, Sheridan Lake, and the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

Sergeant Major James G. Sartor was killed in Afghanistan Saturday. He was assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado.

By Michael Carroll | The Center Square

The Congressional Budget Office threw some cold water on efforts by congressional Democrats to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour with a prediction that such an increase would eliminate as many as 3.7 million jobs by 2025.

As Tropical Storm Barry moves across Louisiana, rain amounts are below expectations, but the worst may be coming.