OSHA cited the warehouse after finding that the company put its workers at risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Amazon said an improved safety protocol has reduced injuries.
Aurora
Posted inEnvironment
How Aurora recycles enough wastewater to serve tens of thousands of homes
Feds deliver $5 million expansion money to Aurora’s Prairie Waters project, which they call key to the future of an increasingly dry West
Posted inBusiness
Oil and gas drilling plan OK’d for 55 square miles in Aurora, including area where 12,500 homes are planned
State regulators confirmed Crestone Peak’s Box Elder drilling plan for 55 square miles of land the energy company has been working on since 2020, saying Colorado’s new permitting process is “workable, protective”
Posted inOpinion Columns
Opinion: 151 new oil and gas wells is just what Aurora doesn’t need
The Oil and Gas Conservation Commission should reject Crestone’s permit application.
Posted inEnvironment, News, Transportation
Electric school buses are in Colorado’s future. But districts need help paying for them.
One by one, the big yellow diesel-powered school buses shuttling kids back and forth in Colorado districts are rumbling along on their final routes and, after many thousands of miles, belching their last plumes of exhaust. With increasing concerns about the harmful effects of school bus tailpipe emissions on both children’s health and the environment, […]
Posted inEquity, News
Cars are critical for single moms. A Colorado nonprofit helps keep both moving.
Rose Paz was dishing out money every month on car repairs. Once she needed new tires, another time she spent close to $2,000 for a new transmission. She uses her car to travel from her home in Arvada to her job in Aurora, plus take her kids to school and their other parent’s house. “When […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
Online marketplace Letgo sued after Denver-area slayings
By Thomas Peipert, The Associated Press The online marketplace Letgo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the parents of five children were fatally shot and robbed while using the app to try to buy a used SUV in suburban Denver in 2020. The lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday on behalf of the victims’ […]
Posted inEquity, News, Politics and Government
Racial discrimination, excessive force and retaliation alleged at ICE detention center in Aurora
Three immigrant rights organizations have filed a complaint with the Department of Homeland Security alleging racial discrimination, retaliation and excessive use of force against two Black immigrants housed at the Denver Contract Detention Facility in Aurora. The complaint, filed by the American Immigration Council, Immigrant Justice Idaho and Immigration Equality, alleges that two detention center […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Opinion: A city doing all it can to reduce crime needs help from state government
The crime wave crashing across Colorado is a serious challenge facing communities in nearly every corner of our state. In Aurora, we put forward the Aurora Action Plan, a comprehensive set of strategies aimed at addressing the rise in crime. Our plan calls for fully staffing and fully funding our police department, a homeless camping […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, Equity, Health, Housing, News, Politics and Government, Social Services
As Aurora passes camping ban, some say enforcement money would be better spent on affordable housing
The Aurora City Council passed Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban, which could take effect as soon as April 28. The unauthorized-camping ordinance passed in a 6-5 vote. The ban will prohibit camping on public property in Aurora. Supporters of the measure have said it is inhumane to allow people who are homeless to live […]