June 30, 2025: Birthright citizenship in Colorado, tree-killing bugs arrive, LGBTQ crisis services cut, lakeside escape

In light of Friday’s Supreme Court ruling, Colorado plans to keep defending birthright citizenship. What neighboring states do is still in question. Then, a green menace to watch out for in your yard, and your neighborhood, which could eat up 15% of the Front Range tree cover. Plus, Colorado works to keep crisis services to support LGBTQ people. And, an escape to natural lakes in remote northern Colorado. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Haylee May. It’s edited and produced by Mateo Schimpf, Stephanie Wolf and Jo Erickson. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at coloradotoday@cpr.org. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members . Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR and Denverite explain the importance of SCOTUS’ birthright citizenship ruling in Colorado . Denverite has more on the arrival of a bug that’s killing ash trees on the Front Range . CPR’s Elaine Tassy answers a listener's question about what it’s like to live in a town with a population of less than 500 in this Colorado Wonders story.