Environment | How Front Range cow waste and car exhaust are hurting Rocky Mountain National Park’s ecosystem By Noelle Phillips September 8, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. If the contamination worsens, wildflowers could disappear and algae could bloom in alpine lakes, changing...
Politics | Douglas County joins lawsuit against Gov. Jared Polis, state treasurer over transfer of tax money By Seth Klamann September 5, 2024 at 5:25 p.m. Seven Colorado counties filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the state of illegally taking tax money...
Environment | Adams 14 district, parents at Dupont Elementary plan to fight gasoline storage expansion near school By Noelle Phillips September 3, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. Parents and neighbors are concerned about how increased pollutants would impact people's health, especially schoolchildren...
Opinion Columnists | Opinion: New rules still allow oil and gas projects near neighborhoods already struggling with pollution By Renée Chacon August 28, 2024 at 10:14 a.m. By failing to protect Colorado communities, these draft rules perpetuate environmental racism as the many...
Business | A state tax credit was designed to help relieve congestion on major metro Denver highways. Few businesses are taking advantage. By Judith Kohler August 23, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. A south-metro organization in Denver is encouraging businesses to take advantage of state tax credits...
Environment | It took 50 years but Colorado finally met federal standards to lower carbon monoxide pollution By Noelle Phillips August 16, 2024 at 7:29 a.m. State air regulators celebrated a rare air quality achievement.
Environment | Colorado to allow additional public input on planned expansion of gas storage near Adams County elementary school By Noelle Phillips August 11, 2024 at 1:44 p.m. The public comment period on the expansion at Magellan Pipeline Company’s Dupont Terminal in unincorporated...
Energy | Environmentalists decry softening of proposed regulation of drilling’s impact on Colorado’s poorest communities By Noelle Phillips August 9, 2024 at 8:46 a.m. The latest clash involves the ongoing debate about how close wells should be to homes.
Energy | Colorado regulators approve plan to drill up to 166 petroleum wells at Lowry Ranch near Aurora Reservoir By Aldo Svaldi August 7, 2024 at 5:56 p.m. State oil and gas regulators have given the green light to a comprehensive plan from...
Environment | Suncor’s Commerce City refinery violated Clean Air Act more than 9,000 times over last 5 years, new lawsuit alleges By Noelle Phillips August 6, 2024 at 5:18 p.m. Earthjustice and its clients documented at least 9,209 days of Clean Air Act violations by...