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Created: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:38:32 +0000
Author: John Aguilar
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that an emissions-heavy section of northern Weld County -- currently excluded from limits on air pollution imposed on the Denver metro area -- should be counted, potentially ratcheting up pressure on the oil and gas industry to operate more cleanly or cut output.
Read more: Federal ruling on Weld County emissions could make life harder for oil and gas industry
Created: Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:54:13 +0000
Author: Conrad Swanson
Federal officials will round up and kill hundreds of Canada geese currently living in Denver’s parks over the next two weeks, city officials say.
Read more: Roundup and killing of geese in Denver parks returns for a second year
Created: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 22:03:07 +0000
Author: Matthew Daly
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a plan to address climate change that would set a goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, while pushing renewable energy such as wind and solar power and addressing environmental contamination that disproportionately harms low-income and minority communities.
Read more: House Democrats’ climate plan would end greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
Created: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:00:07 +0000
Author: Saja Hindi
Backers of a ballot measure to reintroduce gray wolves in Colorado say there's no chance they'll withdraw their initiative, despite a push from opponents after more reports of wolf sightings in Colorado.
Read more: Effort to reintroduce gray wolves forges ahead despite more Colorado sightings
Created: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:14 +0000
Author: Chris Bianchi
Colorado's rivers and streams are still filled with plenty of cold, rushing water from this season's snowmelt. But that natural water source won't last much longer.
Read more: Colorado’s snowpack is nearly gone, which is not a good sign for fire season
Created: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 23:17:27 +0000
Author: John Aguilar
State health officials on Tuesday announced that statewide water sampling found that no treated drinking water tested for toxic fluorochemicals, known as "forever chemicals" because of their resistance to breaking down over time, exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency's health advisory level.
Created: Tue, 23 Jun 2020 12:00:48 +0000
Author: Tiney Ricciardi
Parents and educators from the Bella Romero Academy in Greeley sent a petition to Gov. Jared Polis this week demanding the shutdown of natural gas fracking wells near the school that they say are exposing students to the cancer-causing chemical benzene.
Created: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 20:49:58 +0000
Author: John Aguilar
Denver International Airport will have to pay Adams County $33.5 million for noise violations that impacted nearby neighborhoods during a three-year period starting in 2014, a judge has ruled.
Read more: Denver airport ordered to pay $33.5 million for noise violations
Created: Fri, 19 Jun 2020 12:00:46 +0000
Author: John Aguilar
Approximately 97,000 ash trees on both private and public land in Arvada could eventually be affected by the beetle.
Created: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:07:29 +0000
Author: John Aguilar
The company that owns and operates the West Elk Mine near Paonia was ordered by the Colorado Division of Reclamation and Mine Safety Thursday to stop building new roads in a roadless area where it plans to expand coal mining operations.