Colorado
Thursday, July 25, 2024
EPA clean-car standards projected to bring $100B annual benefits
Clean-air advocates in Colorado are celebrating new EPA standards, which they believe can play a major role in reducing air pollution impacting …
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Colorado hospitals charge commercial insurers up to six times Medicare rates
The rates Medicare pays hospitals are carefully calculated to cover the actual cost of care in an efficient health care facility. But Anthem, Cigna…
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
BLM moves to sync oil and gas management with state big-game protections
The federal Bureau of Land Management has published a new plan for managing public lands which will put oil and gas management in sync with Colorado's…
Fact-checking GOP claims on immigrants
During last week's Republican National Convention, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Americans are not safe due to immigrants committing violent crimes…
Hearing-aid use could reduce risks of dementia
Correcting hearing loss by using hearing aids is a simple and effective way to reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia during aging…
Addressing mental health needs of Colorado farming communities
In the past year, the Colorado AgrAbility Project added four behavioral health specialists to help the state's agricultural producers, workers and …
Colorado gets $156M from Inflation Reduction Act for 'Solar for All'
Colorado is calling on solar energy entrepreneurs to put $156 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to work accelerating rooftop and community-ba…
Civil rights groups sound alarm on Project 2025
Civil rights groups are sounding the alarm about potential threats to American democracy posed by Project 2025, a roadmap created by the Heritage …
Colorado housing costs 8th least affordable in nation
Colorado remains the eighth-least affordable state in the nation for housing, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing …
Colorado posted 2nd-highest loss of Medicaid coverage in nation in May
In May, Colorado ranked second in the nation for the percentage of residents dropped from Medicaid health insurance rolls - including 500,000 who …
Common-sense summer health, safety strategies offered
As a changing climate exposes Coloradans to more days of dangerously high temperatures, health experts are offering common-sense summer safety …
Clean-water advocates head back to court over Colorado factory farms
Clean-water advocates are heading to state district court after Colorado regulators turned their back on a judge's decision last year calling for bett…