Tag: Chemicals
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DEA links Mexican cartels to drugs in Colorado and Denver’s fentanyl epidemic
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Agents from U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division on Thursday seized more than 50,000 pills of fentanyl and more than 50 pounds of methamphetamine in metro Denver, one of the biggest drug busts this year so far. Little else is known about the details of the operation. What authorities told The Denver Gazette,…
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Colorado attorney general sues DuPont, other companies over toxic firefighting foam
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit Monday against 15 manufacturers of a firefighting foam that contains toxic chemicals and contaminated water throughout the state, Weiser’s office announced in a news release. The complaint…
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Are PFAS chemicals contaminating irrigation water? Two state agencies are taking a look.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials from two Colorado state agencies are assessing new data to determine how much polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) could be contaminating irrigation water in parts of the state. PFAS are commonly found in chemicals that originate from…