Chase Woodruff

Chase Woodruff is a staff writer at Westword interested in climate change, the environment and money in politics.

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Trump Trial, Day Two: Extremism Expert Testifies About “Violent” Rhetoric

By Chase Woodruff

Denver’s Climate Task Force Has a Big, Expensive List of Ideas

Denver’s Climate Task Force Has a Big, Expensive List of Ideas

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado Extends State Park Camping Ban “Until Further Notice”

Colorado Extends State Park Camping Ban “Until Further Notice”

By Chase Woodruff

Denver Health Workers to Form Union Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Denver Health Workers to Form Union Amid COVID-19 Crisis

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado Democrats Abandon Public Option as Ranks of Uninsured Grow

Colorado Democrats Abandon Public Option as Ranks of Uninsured Grow

By Chase Woodruff

Walmart Reopens After Essential Worker, Security Guard Die of COVID-19

Walmart Reopens After Essential Worker, Security Guard Die of COVID-19

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado Lawmakers Back Paid-Leave Initiative After Legislative Effort Stalls

Colorado Lawmakers Back Paid-Leave Initiative After Legislative Effort Stalls

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado’s “Excess” Deaths Outpace Confirmed COVID-19 Count

Colorado’s “Excess” Deaths Outpace Confirmed COVID-19 Count

By Chase Woodruff

Environmental Group Questions Dismissal of CU Air-Quality Scientist

Environmental Group Questions Dismissal of CU Air-Quality Scientist

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado Activists Cry Foul Over Trump’s Clean Water Act Rollback

Colorado Activists Cry Foul Over Trump’s Clean Water Act Rollback

By Chase Woodruff

“I Feel Like a Hostage”: Workers on the Risks They Face as Colorado Reopens

“I Feel Like a Hostage”: Workers on the Risks They Face as Colorado Reopens

By Chase Woodruff

Lawsuit Adds Pressure on RTD to Drop Union Station Rule Changes

Lawsuit Adds Pressure on RTD to Drop Union Station Rule Changes

By Chase Woodruff

Earth Day at Fifty: Five Decades, Ten Big Environmental Stories

Earth Day at Fifty: Five Decades, Ten Big Environmental Stories

By Chase Woodruff

Environmental Activists Plan for Earth Day in a Changed World

Environmental Activists Plan for Earth Day in a Changed World

By Chase Woodruff

American Lung Association Flunks Denver on Air Quality — Again

American Lung Association Flunks Denver on Air Quality — Again

By Chase Woodruff

Health-Care Workers Face Off Against Anti-Shutdown Protesters

Health-Care Workers Face Off Against Anti-Shutdown Protesters

By Chase Woodruff

With More Cutbacks Announced, Colorado’s Oil Industry Is in Free Fall

With More Cutbacks Announced, Colorado’s Oil Industry Is in Free Fall

By Chase Woodruff

Regulators Fine Oil Company $18.25 Million for Deadly Firestone Blast

Regulators Fine Oil Company $18.25 Million for Deadly Firestone Blast

By Chase Woodruff

Activists Call for Pause in I-70 Construction During Stay-at-Home Order

Activists Call for Pause in I-70 Construction During Stay-at-Home Order

By Chase Woodruff

Broomfield Drops Effort to Pause Fracking During COVID-19 Lockdown

Broomfield Drops Effort to Pause Fracking During COVID-19 Lockdown

By Chase Woodruff

Denver Environmental Advocates Hosting Online Earth Week Summit

Denver Environmental Advocates Hosting Online Earth Week Summit

By Chase Woodruff

Colorado Officials Want Big Tech to Crack Down on COVID-19 Price-Gouging

Colorado Officials Want Big Tech to Crack Down on COVID-19 Price-Gouging

By Chase Woodruff

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