What are some of the reasons people are against these big houses there in Boulder County?

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Similarly, when Boulder county banned smoking, fatal accidents in Jefferson county, between Boulder county and Denver, went up by 40%.

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What happened in Boulder County is far from an isolated incident.

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But in Boulder County, Colorado, housing crisis means something else.

NPR: Boulder Wrestles with Mega Houses

You know, I think a lot of it has to do with Boulder County being - for a lot of people it feels like it's a great place to live.

NPR: Boulder Wrestles with Mega Houses

And another reason is folks think that it's - they need to preserve the rural character of Boulder County, and so the big houses, they feel like, are changing it from the agricultural land it used to be.

NPR: Boulder Wrestles with Mega Houses

The folks in Boulder County, Colorado were unfortunately able to see this phenomenon play out first hand on December 4 at a public hearing regarding proposed land use regulations for oil and gas development that are under consideration by the Boulder County Board of Commissioners.

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The hottest exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) right now is a 340-ton boulder.

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