Two rainstorms in recent weeks have funneled tons of decomposed granite into the South Fork of the South Platte above Strontia Springs Reservoir.
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Suncor’s “forever chemicals” pouring into metro Denver rivers spike again
Watchdog group says the refinery’s state reports again show high levels of PFAS pollution
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All that rain in May let Coloradans keep their sprinklers “off.” Here’s how much it helped.
Steady, consistent rain in the pivotal spring month has plumped reservoirs and slowed the taps for Front Range users
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Microplastic shards plague every Colorado river. Here’s where — and how — they get there.
New study samples 16 waterways and finds shredded plastic in every one. Is help on the way?
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Colorado fails to monitor water quality from factory farms, judge says
Ruling says the state health department has violated Colorado law and must add a new layer of controls
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Suncor says PFAS pollution spikes near Commerce City refinery may be coming from higher up Sand Creek
Colorado water quality regulators say high Suncor levels of “forever chemical” outflows did not raise South Platte River contamination
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Suncor “forever chemicals” in metro Denver creek appear to spike
Firefighting foam from recent accidents is suspected, while state has delayed action on a renewed pollution discharge permit
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Colorado replies in Nebraska canal war: There won’t be much water left to take
State engineer tells neighbor-state officials Colorado has right to use South Platte River flow before it gets to Julesburg
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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
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Colorado adds new water quality protections for South Platte, Clear Creek in sharp reversal
Environmental advocates cheer overturn of controversial 2020 decision that wrote off the urban waters as too polluted for saving