Time Machine Tuesday: Uranium Mining
Uranium was discovered in southwestern Colorado in the late nineteenth century. It comes from carnotite…
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Ozone Information
Summer is ozone season and the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment’s ozone information…
The Buzz on Bees in Colorado
Bees are essential pollinators that ensure our being able to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers…
Colorado Grasslands
On the plains of Colorado, grassland ecosystems provide habitats for many species of plants and…
Protecting Colorado's Groundwater
Pesticides and chemicals can have an unhealthy effect on groundwater, so the Colorado Department of…
Time Machine Tuesday: Public Opinion on Water Quality
This week we’re only going back a decade, to 2007, but a lot has changed…
Medication Take-Back Programs
Beginning this year the State of Colorado has expanded its efforts to encourage consumers to…
Time Machine Tuesday: Leadville Metals Exposure Study
Leadville is one of Colorado’s most historic mountain towns. Though a small mountain town today,…
New Rain Barrel Law Going Into Effect
Starting tomorrow, Colorado residents can now collect rainwater to use on their gardens and lawns. …
Protect Yourself from Lead in Water
If you live in an older home, your water pipes may be made of lead,…
Arthur Carhart and the Wilderness Movement
The first decades of the twentieth century were the height of the wilderness movement in…
Fracking: Risk to Homes and the Environment
Today’s Denver Post headlined “Colorado residents push to protect homes, river from fracking,” which discusses…
Time Machine Tuesday: Arbor Day
Coming up on Friday, April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. The first Earth Day was…
Time Machine Tuesday: Denver Air Pollution
Remember the “brown cloud”? This visible air pollution was the embarrassment of our city for…
Camp George West and Military Munitions on Green Mountain
This month the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced that it will be…
Time Machine Tuesday: The Electric Power Industry in Colorado
Back in 1938 the Colorado State Planning Commission and the Works Progress Administration undertook a…
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Environmental Commission
Governor John Love and the Colorado General Assembly created the Colorado Environmental Commission in 1970…
Don't Release Non-Native Species into the Wild
Have you ever seen a tropical bird flying around Denver, or caught a strange-looking fish…
Colorado Climate Plan
The State of Colorado has just issued a new Colorado Climate Plan which is now…
Burning Restrictions: What You Need to Know
It’s that time of year when snuggling up to a cozy fire is a welcoming…