Bruce Finley

New research finds plastics pollution is spiraling, spreading thousands of miles in wind as well as through rainwater, with the heaviest deposits of inhalable particles measured at high-elevation Colorado sites such as Rocky Mountain National Park.

Carried by wind and rain, plastics pollution is contaminating Rocky Mountain National Park and other western wildernesses

June 11, 2020 at 12:00 p.m.

New research finds plastics pollution is spiraling, spreading thousands of miles in wind as well as through rainwater, with the heaviest deposits of inhalable particles measured at high-elevation Colorado sites...

Colorado senators are leading a congressional push to pass landmark conservation legislation that would deploy $9.5 billion to maintain overrun national parks and permanently direct $900 million a year for outdoor recreation on public lands.

With Cory Gardner leading the charge, Senate takes up Great American Outdoors Act

June 9, 2020 at 5:36 p.m.

Colorado senators are leading a congressional push to pass landmark conservation legislation that would deploy $9.5 billion to maintain overrun national parks and permanently direct $900 million a year for...

The social justice uprisings in major American cities sparked by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd have been spreading peacefully out from Denver, up and down the Front Range and into isolated rural communities across Colorado.

Social justice demonstrations gain traction across Colorado

June 9, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

The social justice uprisings in major American cities sparked by the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd have been spreading peacefully out from Denver, up and down the Front Range...

The Denver Police Department on Sunday evening announced a trio of policy changes, including banning officers from using chokeholds and requiring them to alert supervisors any time they point a gun at someone.

Denver police ban chokeholds, require officers to report when they point gun at someone

June 7, 2020 at 7:02 p.m.

The Denver Police Department on Sunday evening announced a trio of policy changes, including banning officers from using chokeholds and requiring them to alert supervisors any time they point a...

The 11th day of activism in Denver spurred by the police killing of George Floyd opened with a student-led march down Colfax Avenue and continued into the evening with throngs of demonstrators once again massing outside the Capitol.

Students, demonstrators march for Black Lives Matter on 11th day of George Floyd protests

June 7, 2020 at 1:44 p.m.

The 11th day of activism in Denver spurred by the police killing of George Floyd opened with a student-led march down Colfax Avenue and continued into the evening with throngs...

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and counterparts in 22 other states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit aimed at killing the Trump administration's rollback of fuel-efficiency standards for reducing climate-warming gases and other harmful air pollution from vehicle tailpipes.

Colorado joins 22 other states in launching legal fight against Trump rollback of fuel-efficiency standards

May 27, 2020 at 3:26 p.m.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and counterparts in 22 other states on Wednesday filed a lawsuit aimed at killing the Trump administration's rollback of fuel-efficiency standards for reducing climate-warming gases...

Contaminated water has been flowing into Sand Creek and the South Platte River from the Suncor Energy oil refinery north of Denver, and company officials on Wednesday said they were monitoring conditions and "will make any necessary repairs" to a containment area that has been failing.

Suncor reports chemical sheen on Sand Creek, breach of containment area at refinery north of Denver

May 27, 2020 at 11:39 a.m.

Contaminated water has been flowing into Sand Creek and the South Platte River from the Suncor Energy oil refinery north of Denver, and company officials on Wednesday said they were...

Colorado restaurants closed for weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic soon could reopen for limited dining under guidelines that state health officials finalized Sunday evening.

Colorado restaurants shut during COVID-19 pandemic soon could reopen

May 24, 2020 at 8:48 p.m.

Colorado restaurants closed for weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic soon could reopen for limited dining under guidelines that state health officials finalized Sunday evening.

Testing has confirmed 24,174 cases of novel coronavirus in Colorado, and 1,332 people infected with the virus have died, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment tally Sunday evening.

COVID-19 testing ramps up in Colorado as confirmed cases rise to 24,174

May 24, 2020 at 4:50 p.m.

Testing has confirmed 24,174 cases of novel coronavirus in Colorado, and 1,332 people infected with the virus have died, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment tally...

Colorado National Guard pilots plan to fly helicopters over metro Denver, Colorado Springs and the Western Slope on Monday in a Memorial Day salute to Coloradans who died on missions abroad and to health care workers and emergency responders helping residents amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Colorado National Guard to conduct Memorial Day helicopter flyovers

May 24, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

Colorado National Guard pilots plan to fly helicopters over metro Denver, Colorado Springs and the Western Slope on Monday in a Memorial Day salute to Coloradans who died on missions...

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