Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Colorado has the highest teen vaping rate in the country. Why hasn’t it seen more cases of lung illness?
The state Health Department has a team of epidemiologists hunting for answers -- and overlooked cases
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Opinion: Why the zero emission vehicle standard matters — and what it means for Colorado
By Jill Hunsaker Ryan Opinion
Aurora spent $34 million on water from a toxic mine. It’s not as crazy as it sounds.
By Jason Blevins Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Denver, northern Colorado fall short on EPA clean air rules
By The Associated Press Environment Primary category in which blog post is published
Auto dealers vow to keep fighting Colorado’s move to adopt less-polluting vehicle standards
The auto dealers sued to block the policy, but failed to convince a judge that lower-emission vehicles will cause “economic injury” to their industry
Looking for a safe nursing home is hard. And a newly released watch list tells only part of the story.
The Special Focus Facility list includes some -- but not all -- of Colorado’s most troubled nursing homes. Here are other resources for families.
Death rates among pregnant women in Colorado are climbing. Suicide and overdose are to blame.
To counteract the rising mortality figure, the state strengthened a death review committee and plans to expand drug treatment
Colorado Springs’ downtown creek has long been viewed as a blight. Then one man started catching trout in it.
Colorado Springs is one of only a few remaining Front Range cities without a creek or river being regularly used for recreation. “There’s so many opportunities," said Alan Peak.
Polis doubles down on education, outreach in vaccination fight as Colorado rates continue to worsen
New statistics released Thursday show that Colorado's vaccination rates for kindergarteners have worsened for some key immunizations. Critics say Polis' efforts don't go far enough.
Colorado records modest decline in drug overdose deaths — the first decline since 2012
The state recorded 349 deaths from prescription painkillers, dropping by 24 from the previous year
Colorado is creating a network of doctors to diagnose child abuse and keep kids from slipping through the safety net
The state has just six doctors board certified in child abuse pediatrics, and they’re all on the Front Range
A voluntary effort to speed up the availability of electric vehicles in Colorado has come unplugged
Automakers hoped they could convince Colorado not to adopt controversial zero-emission vehicle standards by volunteering to make more electric-vehicle models available in the state
Colorado’s 20,669 gun deaths since 1980, explained in five charts
In 2018, 885 people died by firearm in Colorado
