Everybody say "hi" to Thorn. Photo: Courtesy of the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
🦒 The Denver Zoo's baby giraffe now has a name: Thorn. It was picked by public vote and is a nod to the acacia trees giraffes love to eat, Alayna reports.
📉 The Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver will scale back from two days to one after donations dropped by 60%, with some sponsors citing President Trump's DEI rollback as the culprit for reduced spending. (Denver7)
✍️ About 200 college leaders, including from the University of Denver and Colorado College, signed a letter denouncing the Trump administration's "coercive use of public research funding." (Axios)
🚨 Colorado lawmakers are considering a first-in-the-nation law to require gas stations to post a warning to consumers that burning fossil fuels contributions to climate change. (Colorado Sun)
