A listening session set up by the Colorado attorney general heard lots of opposition to the proposed merger of the nation’s two largest grocery chains
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser
Posted inOpinion Columns
Carman: Supreme Court delivers a win on a fake controversy over a gay wedding that never happened
Polls show a disturbing number of Americans think the Supreme Court is dominated by a bunch of rank political hacks.
Posted inCrime and Courts
Colorado to receive $31 million from nationwide settlement with vape company Juul
State Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the company in 2020 accusing the manufacturer of deceptive marketing to kids and downplaying health risks
Posted inEnvironment
More “forever chemicals” found in Colorado and U.S. freshwater fish, study warns
PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers, and Colorado has no fish consumption guidelines
Posted inTechnology
Colorado to receive $8.3M under privacy settlement with Google
Under the national agreement, Google is required to make its location-tracking practices more clear with users
Posted inNews
New EPA guidelines on PFAS “forever chemicals” put Frisco far over drinking water limits
Drinking water in Frisco is tainted with dangerous levels of the PFAS “forever chemicals” from suspected firefighting foam runoff into nearby creeks, according to new EPA guidance that radically lowered safety levels and sent state officials in search of cities with similarly compromised water systems. More than 100 city and town water systems across the […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Silverman: Denver’s Babi Yar Park is a hidden gem and a moving monument to Holocaust victims
Here is a southeast Denver secret for you to remember: Babi Yar Park lies just downhill and east of South Havana across from Sam’s No. 3 and the Stampede Club. Locate that giant Larry Miller flag. Go east on Yale. You are there. The parking lot is rarely full. On RTD, take the 83D. The […]
Posted inNews, Outdoors, The Outsider
Colorado’s attorney general wades into murky river dispute that could upend access to rivers, streams
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser wants the Colorado Supreme Court to wade into a murky river-access fight. Weiser this week filed a lengthy brief asking the state’s high court to intervene before a lower court takes up a case involving a fisherman who says he has a right to wade on a stretch of the […]
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Colorado task force refers 17 cases of unemployment fraud to prosecutors
A state task force investigating suspicious jobless claims has now referred 17 cases for criminal prosecution, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office said Friday. The AG’s office, which is part of the Colorado Unemployment Fraud Task Force, said the total loss in unemployment fraud “exceeds $300,000.” “These are complex cases that take time to develop, and […]
Posted inEnvironment, Health, News
Colorado attorney general sues makers of firefighting foam that uses “forever chemicals” threatening drinking water
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office filed suit Monday against 15 makers of firefighting foam that contains “forever chemicals” called PFAS, alleging the companies caused contamination found in water samples taken across the state and endangered public health. The lawsuit in state district court says the companies, including five related to DuPont, “knew or should have […]