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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Toxic Wait

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • News

    February 11, 1999

    Letters

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2007

    Weekend Update

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Library Evacuated After Tiny Hazmat Spill

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2008

    Idle Thoughts about Denver International Airport

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • News

    August 12, 1999

    Follow That Story

    Some residents say the Rocky Mountain Arsenal still isn't clean enough to polish Commerce City's image.

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    All's Not Well

    Bon Carbo residents are still fighting for their right to clean water.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    This Is a Job for Superfund!

    Colorado's legacy of contamination spreads far and wide.

  • News

    November 1, 2001

    Follow That Story

    Can't You Hear the Whistle Blowing?

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Place to Learn About Mining's (Ugly) Legacy

    Idaho Springs Heritage Museum and Visitor's Center

  • News

    August 11, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of August 11, 2005

  • News

    September 4, 2008
  • Calendar

    April 17, 2008

    Green Scene

    From the week of August 11, 2005

  • News

    October 27, 2005

    Carbon Loading

    Xcel’s solution to rising energy prices includes a lot of coal. Is that a bad thing?

  • News

    April 15, 2004

    Sing, You Sinners!

    The sounds of silence at CU.

  • News

    June 26, 2003

    Room to Glow

    Digging up dirt on Denver.

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Enemy Mine

    Old mines are polluting the water, but this mountain town doesn't want to get shafted by the EPA.

  • News

    April 26, 2001

    Board Games

    When a boardmember refused to go with the flow, Metro's plan to handle Lowry wastewater got down and dirty.

  • News

    April 19, 2001

    A Matter of Trust

    Who paid what to clean up Lowry Landfill? That's confidential.

  • News

    April 12, 2001

    The Lowdown on Lowry

    The city thought it had settled any questions about the Lowry Landfill. The truth is a toxic shocker.

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Enemy Mine

    The debate over open-pit mining turns toxic.

  • News

    June 10, 1999

    Going With the Flow

    Glendale gets a lesson in the politics of pollution.

  • News

    April 1, 1999

    Mr. Clean

    Superfund ombudsman Robert Martin is either a white knight -- or an EPA whitewash.

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    The Incredible Shrinking Career

    EPA scientist Brian Rimar just wanted to keep doing research, but his agency found him too toxic.

  • News

    February 4, 1999

    Swimming Upstream

    EPA scientist Brian Rimar just wanted to keep doing research, but his agency found him too toxic.

  • News

    August 6, 1998

    Not in Their Backyard

    EPA scientist Brian Rimar just wanted to keep doing research, but his agency found him too toxic.

  • News

    May 21, 1998

    Up From Underground

    EPA scientist Brian Rimar just wanted to keep doing research, but his agency found him too toxic.

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    A Dirty Shame

    The EPA blew this job -- but Colorado towns will pay the price to clean up the mess.

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    The Talks Heat Up

    The state's global-warming forums are canceled after foes show up en masse.

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Sister Sludge

    Activist Adrienne Anderson stirs up the sewage board with a warning on plutonium.

  • News

    April 3, 1997

    And Not a Drop to Drink

    Activist Adrienne Anderson stirs up the sewage board with a warning on plutonium.

  • News

    January 30, 1997

    Under the Covers

    Coach McCartney got into bed with one of Denver's biggest polluters, but Pillow Kingdom's neighbors are proving to be a tougher sell.

  • News

    August 22, 1996

    This Property Is Condemned

    The EPA messes with a widow over a Commerce City warehouse and winds up making its own mess.

  • News

    August 1, 1996

    Going to Ground

    A private investigator tracks a toxic trail through Arvada.

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Down in the Dump

    How the people of Overland Park were forced to live next door to a radioactive "monolith"-- by the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • News

    June 21, 1995

    THE EPA GOES RADWHAT BETTER PLACE FOR A NEW GOVERNMENT LAB THAN A RADIOACTIVE SITE?

    How the people of Overland Park were forced to live next door to a radioactive "monolith"-- by the Environmental Protection Agency.

  • News

    March 15, 1995

    BARRELS OF FUN

    SUNNYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS FROLIC AMONG HAZARDOUS WASTE AT EPA CLEANUP SITE.

  • News

    October 5, 1994

    MELTING DOWN

    TWO ROCKY FLATS WATCHDOG GROUPS BLOW UP AT EACH OTHER.

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2009

    Kenny Be's Yard Arteology: Overland zombies emerge from underground

    The study of neighbors through their lawn ornaments... click image to enlarge​ Figure 31. Overland: Spaced out fairies, hobbits and zombies Due to geography and street design, Overland is the south-central neighborhood that everyone drives through but no one ever sees. Its long history of in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Hey Denver, We're the Third-Most Sustainable Metro Area

    ​That's the news from Site Selection, a magazine with the corporatey mission of providing "corporate real estate strategy and area economic development."The Denver-Aurora area ranked third behind San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (1) and and Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton metro areas as best locatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Xcel's move away from coal: One step ahead of the feds?

    Xcel's coal-fired Comanche plant.​Xcel's evolving proposal to retire several aged coal-fired power plants to comply with a tough new Colorado law has been hailed as bold and innovative. But similar plans may soon be cropping up around the country as utilities face a new round of federal antipo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Crocs blocked: How one wrong word cost the company $230,000

    Toxic green, but no pesticide.​Crocs, the Niwot-based maker of brightly hued, comfy-ugly clown shoes, has had more than its share of PR disasters, from the hysterical reports of Crocs-shod kids getting toes nipped in escalators to the savage reviews from fashionistas to a wacky endorsement fr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Gas-drilling oversight bill killed by the House: What's the fracking point?

    Gas well pads.​A bill that sought to increase the reporting process for water-quality complaints related to oil and gas drilling in Colorado died quietly at the statehouse yesterday, with Republican lawmakers insisting that the industry's use of hydraulic fracturing fluids, or "fracking," pose ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2011

    Radiation from Japanese nuclear paint found in Colorado: Health dept. says no need to panic

    ​Last week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment tried to counter media-fueled fears about radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan creating health risks here. Today, that job just got more difficult. The CDPHE confirms that "minuscule" amounts of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    Fracking contamination "inconceivable," says John Hickenlooper -- but EPA disagrees

    ​Governor John Hickenlooper has walked a taut tightrope on energy issues since taking office, pushing for more natural gas drilling in a state already leading the region in drilling starts, while at the same time nudging the industry toward greater disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Denver has struggled with ozone levels for thirty years, and the fight isn't over yet

    ​Governor John Hickenlooper has walked a taut tightrope on energy issues since taking office, pushing for more natural gas drilling in a state already leading the region in drilling starts, while at the same time nudging the industry toward greater disclosure of the chemicals used in hydraulic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Ozone troublemakers in north metro: Chatfield State Park, Rocky Flats, Fort Collins

    ​You know what ozone is up high -- but what about the stuff down on your level? If you're worried about the state's air quality, take a deep breath (today's levels are safe), and read on. "Denver has struggled with ozone levels for thirty years, and the fight isn't over yet," in this week's p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Fracking: Polluted water in Wyoming could spell trouble in Colorado

    Colorado oil pads.​The release of an EPA report detailing suspected groundwater contamination from gas drilling operations in Wyoming comes just as Colorado is weighing tougher restrictions and wider disclosures about the hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" process -- and may serve as Exhibit A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Encana blasts EPA report linking fracking to Wyoming water pollution

    Encana WY drill rig. ​In a telephone conference with journalists this morning, officials of the Canadian energy giant Encana sharply disputed an EPA draft report that linked the company's gas drilling operations in Wyoming to contamination of residents' drinking water, calling the report badly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Water wars: Colorado River activists to rally at EPA against more diversions

    The dam problem.​In the next few weeks, federal regulators will decide whether the Upper Colorado River needs additional protections in the face of growing demands from thirsty Front Range towns. Which is why hikers, rafters, anglers, and people interested in the economic future of Grand Count ... More >>

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