Tag: colorado
Fracking study shows toxic chemical exposure 2,000 feet from drilling sites
"Secret exposure to chemicals that our own EPA reports as a potential hazard to human health is unconscionable."
Freedom to drive coalition brings the Koch disinformation playbook to Colorado
In recent years, the majority of Coloradans have been struggling to breathe clean air, and tailpipe emissions carry much of the blame....
Babies born in high-intensity oil and gas areas are 70% more...
"This study provides further evidence of a positive association between maternal proximity to oil and gas well site activities and several types of CHDs."
Denver teachers strike over bonus-based pay system, demanding reliable salary plan...
The Denver teachers walked out Monday following 15 months of negotiations over a controversial bonus-based pay system that educators say leaves them unable to predict their salaries and guarantee financial security.
Denver commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, becomes seventy-third...
The announcement came from Mayor Michael Hancock who said cities have a major responsibility to act on climate change.
Boulder, Colorado passes new gun control laws
Boulder now joins a few other cities and towns throughout the U.S. that are passing laws aimed at banning the controversial AR-15.
Fox News report on Colorado gunman ignores his white supremacist connections
Gunman who killed a sheriff’s deputy reportedly had social media “filled with the icons of the white supremacist ‘alt-right.’"
Marijuana is literally saving lives in Colorado
The study found that after Colorado implemented their new recreational marijuana law, opioid-related deaths fell by 6.5 percent in the following two years.
Populist victories won in this conservative Colorado town
Progressive upstarts pulled off a stunning upset.
VICTORY! Appeals court rule EPA cannot delay Obama-era emissions rule
This is a huge victory for environmentalists, who have been working tirelessly against Scott Pruitt and the EPA to ensure Obama-era environmental regulations aren’t undone.
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Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.
DNC approach to Israel is political malpractice and moral failure
On no issue is that more apparent than the DNC’s insistence on treating Israel as above serious reproach.
Speeding up the ‘kill chain’: Pentagon bombs thousands of targets in Iran using Palantir...
The system, known as Project Maven, relies on technology by Palantir and also incorporates the AI model Claude built by Anthropic. Israel has used similar AI targeting programs in Iran, as well as in Gaza and Lebanon.
Searching for solace in a nuclearized world
The nightmare of Fukushima 15 years later.
The US bombs kids so Palmer Luckey can have nice things
Because for every bomb the U.S. and Israel drop, a bunch of men in cushy offices profit off all the death.