What We Know About the Health Impacts of Colorado’s Fracking Boom
We knew a lot before this week, and now we know more.
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Long-Awaited Colorado Health Study Finds Significant Risks From Fracking
“The study found that there is a possibility of negative health impacts at distances from 300 feet out to 2,000 feet.”
Why Denver Has to Spend Millions on Oil Wells That Don’t Produce a Drop
“Right now we’re just in limbo. We’re paying to maintain that limbo status.”
“What I Did in the Past Is Irrelevant,” BLM Chief Says in Fort Collins
“Nope,” Pendley said. “Not going to clarify. Those are my personal opinions.”
Happy Water New Year — Colorado’s Drought Is Getting Worse Again
“We lose our urgency when we have years like 2019.”
BLM Boss Releases Long Recusal List as Bennet, Dems Push for Ouster
“The American people deserve a leader at the BLM who will work on behalf of its mission.”
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First Prop DD Ads Focus on Water, but Financed by Gaming Industry
The casinos’ take on sporting bets will be taxed at 10 percent.
Are Colorado Car Buyers Ready to Drive the Electric Vehicle Revolution?
“Once you drive it once, that’s it. You just need to drive one of them and you’re hooked.”
Electric Scooters, Watch Out: Denver B-cycle Piloting E-Bikes
The pilot program is scheduled to run through October.
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Trinidad Ranch to Become Colorado’s Newest State Park
“If anybody has been in the area, you can’t miss Fishers Peak. It will really be one of our most iconic and incredible state parks.”
Congress Grills BLM Director as Opposition to Colorado Relocation Mounts
Coloradan William Perry Pendley was on the hot seat.
Residents Highlight Human Costs of Ozone Pollution as EPA Mulls Downgrade
“Every single day, I have to worry about ozone, and wonder how much my family is being impacted.”
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SIPs, NAAQS and Today’s Big EPA Hearing on Denver Air Quality Explained
What’s happening at the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional office in Denver on Friday? It’s…complicated.
Adams County Ushers in the “Local Control” Era With New Oil and Gas Rules
“Adams County is not Boulder County. We’re also not Weld County. Adams County is in the middle.”
At Oil and Gas Summit, Polis Comforts a Booming but “Frustrated” Industry
Can you still drill for oil in Colorado? “It’s a silly question,” says Governor Jared Polis.
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Denver Climate Tax Shelved After Mayor, Councilmembers Reach Compromise
Denver won’t be voting on an energy tax this year, but it could end up on the 2020 ballot in one form or another.
DNA Proves Euthanized Mountain Lion Attacked Bailey Boy
The University of Wyoming Forensics lab performed the necropsy.
Ahead of Energy Tax Vote, Officials Say Denver’s Slow in Meeting Climate Goals
Denver is “not on the glide path that is necessary to achieve the scientifically stated goals,” city officials say.
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As Hickenlooper Weighs a Senate Run, Climate Activists Hope He Stays Out
Are climate-conscious Colorado Democrats really ready to nominate the governor who earned the nickname “Frackenlooper” for Senate?
The Controversy Over Rocky Flats Just Got Hotter
A sample from the proposed Jefferson Parkway tested five times higher than the agreed-upon safe level.
Denver City Council Mulling Plastic Bag Ban
Councilwoman Kendra Black is drafting legislation that would ban the plastic bags used by grocery stores and other retail counters.
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City Council Advances Climate Tax as Hancock, Business Groups Announce Opposition
“Scientists have told us that we have to take urgent and unprecedented action. That’s not easy.”