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Colo. representative is running a bill to fix trailer park water

Legislation from Rep. Velasco would establish a new Colorado testing program to address ‘secondary’ water quality related to smell, taste and color

DATE: Apr 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers seek suspension of Utah oil train project

Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse cite East Palestine derailment in calling for further review of Uinta Basin Railway Project

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Will a #MeToo wave help elect a woman as Colorado governor?

Cary Kennedy sees two waves potentially carrying her into the governor’s mansion in November: Not only a blue wave of support for Democrats, but also potentially a women’s wave born of frust...

DATE: Apr 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Illegal pot busts are booming across Colorado’s forests. Are cartels to blame?

Deep in Colorado’s national forests, shadowy teams of people are clear-cutting underbrush, trenching hillsides for cultivation, diverting and damming streams to create reservoirs and using c...

DATE: Apr 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Votes on fracking catch guv’s eye

They reflect ‘genuine anxiety’ about health concerns

DATE: Nov 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Flooding may lead to new well rules

Colorado state Rep. Diane Mitsch Bush says she plans to take up the issue of water contamination and greater setbacks for gas and oil wells from waterways in the wake of last month’s devasta...

DATE: Oct 4, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News