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Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence
Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo Eugene Karekezi and Goro Zuwa (short for Zuwayidi Byiringiro) in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, along with Emmanel Amani, are among the latest of...
In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”
Blocked from sleeping in vehicles within municipal boundaries, workers in profit-minded Colorado mountain towns now must seek 鈥渟afe outdoor space鈥� 鈥� in Walmart lots, surrounding woods or new designated parking...
How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply
The Utes are surviving, for now, by relying on a unique asset: a mill built in 2014 where tribal crews de-husk, grind and package all the corn they can harvest.
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Denver’s air is bad today. It’s expected to be worse Thursday and Friday.
Colorado health officials are anticipating 鈥渧ery poor air quality鈥� along the Front Range through the weekend as smoke wafting from California wildfires mixes with elevated ozone pollution.
Colorado ozone air pollution spikes 48% above federal limit, state meteorologist says “definitely extreme”
Average ozone levels at all 16 air-quality measuring stations along the Front Range topped 72 parts per billion, above the health limit of 70 ppb. Two years ago, only five...
Does nature have a legal right to exist? Colorado mountain town says yes
Advocates hope the nature's right nonbinding resolution will spur deeper conversations about effects of population growth and development -- and avoid litigation. But the concept is already in court in...
PFAS “forever chemicals” may seep into Colorado’s water from 501 sites, analysis finds
An environmental advocacy group says federal data shows more toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS are potentially going into water around Colorado and the U.S.
Q&A: What are PFAS chemicals?
The so-called forever chemicals have been in the news quite a bit over the last few years, and are considered a major public health challenge.
Why the Southwest’s shrinking water reservoirs matter to Colorado
The pressure's on for Colorado and other Upper Basin states to use less water, not more, as reservoirs in the Southwest dip to their lowest recorded levels.
Colorado picks attorneys to investigate health department’s air pollution whistleblower case
Colorado has chosen independent attorneys to investigate whistleblower allegations that state health department managers ordered employees to stop measuring harmful surges of toxic pollution at industrial sites.
Metro Denver, Fort Collins rise up the list of worst U.S. cities for air pollution
Colorado's Front Range cities fall behind only Los Angeles and parts of California's Central Valley when it comes to dangerous levels of ground-level ozone.
Colorado wildlife manager investigated for meddling with wolf reintroduction
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager was reinstated in April after a 12-week investigation into allegations he tried to sabotage wolf reintroduction efforts.
Ozone days are back in Colorado. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.
Colorado's Front Range ground-level ozone air pollution broke the federal health limit this week. Here's what you need to know this summer.