Over the course of the next seven years, an average 35,000 housing units will be built each year in Colorado. If past trends persist, around 70% of those housing units will be single-family homes.
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PFAS from Colorado Military Bases Contribute to Environmental Injustice | Opinion
For over a century, the U.S. Army has been plagued by the lasting consequences of its negligent use, storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals. As a result, countless troops and dependents residing on contaminated bases regularly came into contact with toxins known to trigger adverse health effects and deadly diseases.
Amid Unprecedented Deforestation, Colorado Leads the Way on Protections | Opinion
Last spring, Gov. Jared Polis established Colorado as the nation’s leader in global forest protections by signing an executive order to little note or fanfare.
The Credit Card Competition Act Does Not Help Consumers
CCCA will hurt all consumers but have a disproportionate impact on those already struggling financially.
A Social Media Expert Explains How Mastodon Works and Why It Won’t Be a New Twitter | Opinion
Many of those fleeing or hedging their bets have turned to Mastodon, which has attracted hundreds of thousands of new users since Twitter’s acquisition.
How Much Can Public Schools Control What Students Wear? | Opinion
School dress codes can be harmful to LGBTQ students and students of color, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress. These codes can lead school officials to punish these two groups for simply who they are or for expressing themselves.
Medical Debt is Crushing Hardworking American Families | Opinion
We are in the midst of a national crisis affecting the lives of more than 100 million Americans, including many Coloradans. This crisis is worsening racial disparities in health and wealth.
Let Good Samaritans Help With Abandoned Mine Cleanups | Opinion
In the West and around the country, tens of thousands of abandoned mines — an estimated 23,000 in Colorado alone — dot the landscape, many of them fouling waterways and harming aquatic ecosystems.
Bees Face Many Challenges – and Climate Change is Ratcheting Up the Pressure | Opinion
The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and storms also threaten many wild species – including some that already face other stresses.
The Moral Imperative to Tackle Climate Change | Opinion
The U.S. is about to supercharge our move to affordable clean energy with passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.