By Basha Cohen The 8th annual Jamming on the Jetty music festival took place at Sloan’s Lake Boat House on Sept. 16, and what a jam it was. Sloan’s Lake Operations Supervisor Roxanne Vigil and […]
By Trish Zornio After a spree of highly publicized pollution violations, the Suncor refinery in Commerce City now faces at least three ongoing compliance advisories with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). […]
By The Denver North Star Staff Funding for concrete sound barriers along I-70 between Pecos Street and I-76 was approved in 2021. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed part of the project, a 5,500-foot […]
By Trish Zornio Cultivando, a nonprofit advocacy group that spearheaded air monitoring near the Suncor Energy refinery, has confirmed they have pulled out of a $500,000 air monitoring grant awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency. […]
By Trish Zornio At least one air monitoring site in Commerce City is set to close this month due to a lack of available funds at the state level. The closure comes as Suncor continues […]
By Trish Zornio Debates are intensifying as to whether Suncor meets state requirements after a new pollution monitoring bill took effect in January. House Bill 1189 was passed during the 2021 legislative session and was […]
Trash talking feels dirty. But the time to talk about trash is now. So trash talk we must. Like many Northsiders, I spend my weekends, holidays, and summers exploring the mountains & wilderness of our […]
Environmental impact and long-term savings are two common reasons people hear for switching to renewable energy. Stacy Decker and her husband would cite these as major factors, but it was ultimately a small – yet […]
As winter approaches, many Denverites are preparing for the cold months ahead by blowing out their sprinkler systems and composting their leaves. But many mistakenly think their trees are self-sufficient and that the snow, when […]
Last February Denver officials began the ambitious goal of creating a long-term climate action plan for the city. Their goal is to both reduce emissions and deal with the effects that climate change will bring […]
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