PFAS levels in locally caught fish are “staggeringly high” according to the Environmental Working Group researchers, and Colorado has no fish consumption guidelines
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser
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, 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 […]
Posted inBusiness, Crime and Courts, News
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 […]
Posted inCOVID, Health, News
Colorado officials order closure of 11 COVID testing sites run by 2 companies, citing safety and reporting concerns
Colorado officials ordered 11 coronavirus testing sites to shut down Saturday, saying the two companies running them have failed to report testing results as required under the law. The testing sites run by Center for COVID Control and Macagain Corp. stretch from Boulder to Colorado Springs. Center for COVID Control, with sites in Denver and […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News, Politics and Government
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters announces reelection campaign amid new grand jury investigation
GRAND JUNCTION — Standing in front of the Mesa County Justice Center where a grand jury will weigh possible criminal charges against her, Tina Peters asked about three dozen cheering supporters if they wanted her to “stay and fight” and then announced she will run for a second term as Mesa County Clerk and Recorder. […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News, Outdoors, Outsider
Report reveals pipeline of stolen Colorado bikes ending up in Mexico
When Anna Helfrich moved in October 2020, she locked two of her family’s high-end mountain bikes in a storage locker in the parking garage below the apartments in her Westminster complex. Within five hours they were stolen. Whoever took them left other valuable items and placed the lock they cut on top of the neatly […]