Category: Environment

Snow-covered pumpkins welcome visitors to the Denver Zoo on Oct. 29, 2019. The Zoo is one of the agencies that has installed Gutter Bins to filter its stormwater. Credit: Jerd Smith

Denver testing cutting-edge eco-tech that filters stormwater, protects rivers

October 30, 2019 by Dan England

Dan Gibbs, executive director of the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, speaks at a signing ceremony for the shared stewardship agreement between Colorado and the U.S. Forest Service Oct. 23 at the Colorado State Capitol. Credit: Jerd Smith

Colorado, U.S. Forest Service team-up to help save ailing forests and watersheds

October 23, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Ducks patrol the South Platte River as construction workers shore up bank. Oct. 8, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith

City of Denver, Army Corps launch $11 million+ rehab program on the South Platte River

October 9, 2019 by Dan England

Tourists wander through Colorado's State Capitol Sept. 17, 2019. Lawmakers sent a ballot question to voters this year asking them to approve a new tax on sports betting to help fund water projects. Credit: Jerd Smith

Sports betting ballot question off to a slow start in early polling; backers raise $430,000+ for ads

September 18, 2019 by Jerd Smith

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Sept. 10, 2019. Credit: Jerd Smith

Colorado health officials, citing rise of “forever chemicals” in water, vow to increase oversight

September 11, 2019 by Jerd Smith

Is there a better way for Colorado water projects mired in permitting disputes and costly studies? Maybe. Should there be?

August 28, 2019 by Julia Rentsch

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