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Denver Superfund sites, environmental protections, threatened under EPA budget cuts, city councilwomen say
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Proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget would threaten on-going environmental protection efforts in Denver – particularly Superfund site cleanup and maintenance – two Denver city councilwomen say. The two council members, Robin Kniech and Debbie Ortega, penned a post last week on the city’s website detailing their concerns about the cuts to…
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YESTERYEAR: Arapahoe County gets tempted by the convenience of the old ‘environmental infraction;’ GOP chair battle continues and more
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Thirty Years Ago This Week in The Colorado Statesman … Arapahoe County and the City of Aurora were witnessing a dramatic increase in trash production within their jurisdictions, generated by their accumulating residents thanks to the large population boom. Meanwhile, land developers were seeking to eliminate the biggest resource for trash disposal, the Denver-Arapahoe disposal site at the Lowry Landfill,…
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YESTERYEAR: Top Colorado politicians sworn into office
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… Twenty Years Ago This Week in the Colorado Statesman … Diana DeGette is sworn in as a new member of Congress. The newly elected DeGettehosted more than 300 of her supporters, family and closest friends at her ceremonial swearing-in as the 19th representative for the 1st Congressional District. DeGette replaced retiring Democratic Rep. Pat Schroeder, who had served…