Denver’s got the most polluted zip code in the country? Not so fast.
Is 80216 really the most polluted zip in the U.S.?
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I-70 opponents suffered a setback in court, but they’re not giving up
A federal judge declined to issue an injunction to stop the Platte to Park Hill flood control project over its connection to the I-70 widening.
Drivers in the Denver metro area produce just as much ozone as oil and gas production, according to an NCAR study
That means individual Denverites have the power to reduce ozone pollution by driving less, the authors of the study said.
With AC units and windows for 268 homes, CDOT asks neighbors to “pardon our dust”
CDOT and the city of Denver are setting aside $3.75 million for home upgrades as part of the mitigation for the I-70 expansion.
Rocky Flats cleanup is working, according to a federal review
A Department of Energy review found that precautions put in place after a 10-year cleanup are protecting people and the environment at Rocky Flats.
Denver’s growing pains — and drug problems — make their way into the South Platte
They're familiar Denver tensions — development, lack of affordable housing and rising drug use — and each has inevitably seeped into the river.
Air pollution violations could cost Denver oil and gas company $10,000 a day
The air pollution contributed to ozone pollution along the Colorado Front Range, according to a civil complaint. Ozone can lead to smog.
Each year, Denver street sweepers collect enough crud to fill Coors Field 9 feet deep
Street sweeping is about far more than petty fines. Denver's water and air quality depend on it.
In Rocky Mountain National Park’s high lakes, scientists find traces of Colorado’s Gold Rush and the Great Depression
Pollution from across the Front Range drifts up to Rocky Mountain. USGS field ecologist Jill Baron can see it in her long-running study of Loch Vale.
Colorado has cleared a backlog of thousands of untested rape kits
Investigators could be closer to solving hundreds of Colorado sex assault cases.
There were 172 murders in Colorado last year, 15 percent more than 2014
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation bases its annual report on statistics from 245 law enforcement agencies. It doesn't seek to answer "why."