Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
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Rocky Flats: Art from the atomic ashes
Jeff Gipe’s ‘Half-Life of Memory’ brings our own public health disaster back home to the Arvada Center Growing up, when my dad took the family to the company picnic, it meant roller coasters and miniature golf at Elitch Gardens. Then again, my dad worked for The Denver Post. Here’s what happened when Jeff Gipe’s dad…
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Colorado fire districts face mounting problems, budget woes
Fire districts across the state are struggling with a cascading set of challenges, including decreased funding and increased costs. From the Western Slope to the Eastern Plains, firefighters are wondering how they can best serve the public to put out structure fires, control wildland blazes, and respond to medical calls. One area that has drawn…
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Environmental groups lose petition to tighten state ozone regulations
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A petition by environmental organizations 350 Colorado and the Center for Biological Diversity over state ozone control plans approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 was rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver on Tuesday. The environmental organizations complained that the decision by the EPA to approve Colorado’s…
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Denver organization receives $20 million to develop community center
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DENVER — An organization focused on meeting the needs of local groups is receiving a federal grant to develop a community center that will provide essential services to Denver residents. On Saturday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its $20 million grant to Commún, a community-led organization in southwest Denver. Commún will use the funds…
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Colorado health department suspends water testing after 2nd chemist found manipulating data
Nearly a year after the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) found anomalies in a chemist’s testing work, a second chemist is being investigated for allegedly manipulating data — ultimately causing the department to suspend water testing in the State Laboratory’s chemistry program. The announcement of the suspension on Monday directly coincides with the…
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Denver councilmember wants to see city move away from gas powered landscaping equipment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Councilmember Sarah Parady requested a second delay on voting for a trio of contracts worth $25.5 million that would pay for upgrades and replacements to Denver Parks and Recreation landscaping, gardening and golf course maintenance equipment. The first-term councilmember previously called the three contracts…
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Denver City Council OKs Peña Boulevard expansion study
The Denver City Council on Monday narrowly approved a proposed Peña Boulevard expansion study in a 7-6 vote. The move allows the city and Denver International Airport to accept a $5 million grant — $1.5 million of which will be used to study transportation demand management — as part of an intergovernmental agreement between the…
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Colorado lawmakers, officials grapple with U.S. Supreme Court ruling on wetlands
The 2024 legislative session is likely to see lawmakers trying to figure out how to protect Colorado wetlands following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied a more stringent test on what should be considered one. A panel of legislators last month heard pleas from municipal and state officials to come up with a…
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EPA report finds Suncor refinery having more air pollution incidents compared to other refineries
The Environmental Protection Agency released a report Friday on Suncor’s Commerce City refinery showing it has more air pollution incidents than 11 other refineries of similar size and output. In the report, the EPA said the Suncor refinery “may experience more air quality incidents because of inadequacies in preventative maintenance, testing and inspection of liquid…
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2022 Year in Review
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It seemed like 2022 would be the “get back to normal” year as Colorado pulled itself out of the pandemic, and the business and travel shutdowns that came with it. That manifested itself with things like Red Rocks setting an attendance record in 2022 with an estimated 1.54 million attending ticketed events making it the…