air quality
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State Supreme Court takes control of sprawling property tax challenges in wake of pandemic
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The Colorado Supreme Court has assumed control over four virtually identical cases at the unusual behest of the state’s Court of Appeals, wading into a flood of challenges filed by commercial property owners who want counties to reduce the value of their properties because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eleven lawsuits, each spear-headed by the same…
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Air quality monitors provide real-time measurements for people who live near Marshall fire
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Boulder County residents who are concerned about breathing pollutants from the Marshall fire can now check air quality on an interactive map guided by 25 state-of-the-art air monitors placed throughout the burn area. The map shows how good or bad the air is in real time and suggests whether it’s a good idea to go…
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COVER STORY | Unsustainable? Colorado’s government keeps growing
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Proponents of Colorado’s TABOR designed the constitutional amendment to curb government’s voracious appetite for more spending. But Colorado’s most recognizable tax law, which turns 30 this year, hasn’t stopped the state government from growing. Not even close. Consider this: lawmakers propose to spend $36.4 billion in the next fiscal year, an amount that funds 62,928…
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Colorado passes sweeping new regulations for oil, gas development
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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission this month passed sweeping regulations that officials say will cost oil and gas producers tens of millions of dollars per year in order to comply with the state’s emissions goals. The state Air Pollution Control Division wants the oil and gas industry to reduce its emissions by 36% by…
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WATCH: DeGette advocates plan for wildfire pollution control
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WASHINGTON – Efforts to control wildfires always will fail until the government develops a long-term plan to prevent forest fires and is willing to fund it, Colorado U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette said Thursday. DeGette was speaking during a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on environment hearing. Congress is trying to improve methods to control air…
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Denver’s air quality is worsening; city health officials want to change that
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With metro Denver’s economic boom, attracting droves of new residents and sparking a cosmetic facelift of sorts, the city’s air quality has suffered. In fact, the Mile High City’s air quality ranks among the worst in the nation among major cities, according to an American Lung Association report. And the recent spate of wildfires across…
