With environmental justice at risk, will Colorado persist despite budget cuts, Trump’s weakened EPA? By Noelle Phillips March 11, 2025 at 11:01 a.m. State officials say they'll fight for environment "with or without the federal government," but critics...
Trump EPA’s dismantling of environmental justice efforts leaves Colorado to protect most vulnerable communities By Noelle Phillips March 10, 2025 at 8:45 a.m. The agreement between the EPA and Colorado illustrates how the state has benefited from strong...
Yadira Caraveo, seeking reelection to Congress, navigates politics of abortion, immigration as some positions shift By John Aguilar October 21, 2024 at 5:44 p.m. As U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo emphasizes abortion rights in her reelection race in Colorado's battleground...
A Denver woman’s home caught fire during a SWAT standoff with her son. Now the city will pay for the damage. By Joe Rubino October 7, 2024 at 4:50 p.m. The city has reached a settlement with a woman whose Denver home caught fire during...
Critics blast regulators over Colorado’s first use of new environmental justice law in fuel-storage controversy By Noelle Phillips September 22, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. For people living near a gasoline storage facility in Commerce City, the company’s decision to...
Adams 14 district, parents at Dupont Elementary plan to fight gasoline storage expansion near school By Noelle Phillips September 3, 2024 at 6:03 a.m. Parents and neighbors are concerned about how increased pollutants would impact people's health, especially schoolchildren...
Drilling proposal in Firestone could be test of new setback rules By Judith Kohler February 16, 2022 at 9:17 a.m. A proposal by a subsidiary of Occidential Petroleum to drill 33 wells near a neighborhood...
Harvard study says tighter oil, gas rules that allow exemptions make little difference By Judith Kohler April 29, 2021 at 10:26 a.m. A new study that looks at Pennsylvania's rules for locating oil and wells, and which...
The Spot: U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse makes a name for himself during impeachment trial, the legislature’s coming back and a new Denver library By Justin Wingerter February 12, 2021 at 8:51 a.m. U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, a 36-year-old Democrat from Lafayette, is serving as one of nine...
Adams County residents want drilling project held up so new state oil, gas rules will apply By Judith Kohler January 5, 2021 at 4:35 p.m. Adams County residents opposed to a multi-well pad in their neighborhood are appealing to the...