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A software company will try to buy REcolorado to stop controversial deal
After a heated disagreement over the potential sale of Colorado’s largest real estate listing platform REcolorado led to the firing of the company’s entire board, another company may try to stop the deal. MRI Software, an Ohio-based real estate software application company, said it was interested in buying Colorado’s dominant Multiple Listing Service (MLS), according to a letter from the company’s president John Ensign that was obtained by The Denver Gazette. ...
Poison Center Director chimes in on cayenne pepper TikTok trend
(COLORADO) — A new and concerning trend is going around on TikTok where a person is swallowing a quarter teaspoon of cayenne pepper powder, with some social media users claiming it is a natural supplement for Adderall. FOX21 News reached out to Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety (RMPDS) regarding the topic and spoke with […]
As chair of governors association, Jared Polis wants to dig into education
As the newly-elected chair of the National Governors Association, Gov. Jared Polis will spend the next year collaborating with fellow elected officials to improve education and workforce connections.
CSP sounds alarm about increase in deadly motorcycle crashes
Authorities are sounding the alarm about deadly motorcycle crashes in our state. According to Colorado State Patrol, there have been 21 fatal motorcycle incidents this year. Historically, there is an increase in traffic deaths in the month of July, but the first two weeks of the month saw a drastic increase. The percentage of all deadly motorcycle crashes investigated by CSP Troopers rose by 37.5 percent. Six of the 16 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. As of July 16th, 15.5 percent of the 135 deadly crashes involved a motorcycle. Looking at last year, of the 134 motorcycle deaths, half of...
Mixed reactions to plan for Colorado's Sweetwater Lake
As a public comment period draws to a close regarding a plan for a scenic lake in western Colorado, land managers continue to face strong opposition. That opposition — largely from people living nearby — quickly followed Gov. Jared Polis announcing Sweetwater Lake as Colorado's next state park in 2021. The announcement came after the lake and land long held in private hands entered the U.S. Forest Service's trust thanks to a grassroots fundraising effort and federal money ensuring a future of preservation.
Free day coming up at Colorado state parks
Colorado's birthday comes with a gift for nature-loving residents. As per tradition for Colorado Day — the day marking statehood granted in 1876 — state parks will waive admission fees. That will be on Aug. 5, the Monday following Colorado Day on Aug. 1. For those without a...
Doctor weighs in on how to stay healthy despite unavoidable microplastic pollution
Micro- and nano-scopic sized pieces of plastic people use everyday can eventually find its way into the most unlikely of places, even in the plaque of clogged arteries of cardiac patients, a recent study found.In the study, researchers in Italy reported finding "visible, jagged-edged foreign particles among plaque macrophages and scattered in the external debris."The researchers said the chemicals in those foreign particles were polyvinyl chloride, or PVC, and polyethylene, two of the most common materials used in everyday, household plastic items, like water bottles and PVC pipe. A separate recent study found there are 100 to 1,000 times as many...
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 national parks and Colorado's Front Range communities. The rule aims to cut more than seven billion tons of greenhouse gases by requiring carmakers to reduce or eliminate tailpipe...
Colorado hospitals cited for contaminated equipment, including 3 instances of ‘immediate jeopardy’
A handful of Colorado hospitals over the past three years have been cited by the state health department for contaminated equipment, The Denver Gazette has learned. Contaminated equipment was what led officials at the Rocky Mountain VA Medical Center in Aurora to reschedule hundreds of dental and surgical procedures earlier this year. VA officials told The Denver Gazette on Wednesday that the source of the contamination has been identified as flecks of plastic. ...
$129 million from EPA flows to Colorado to decarbonize, cut climate pollution
(The Center Square) – Hundreds of millions of federal taxpayer dollars will be flowing into Colorado to reduce carbon emissions while the University of Colorado creates a high-ranking position for sustainability. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the state $129 million to improve air quality. The money will be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by expanding methane monitoring, investing in new methane capture initiatives, and incentivizing large commercial buildings to decarbonize, according to information from Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis. ...
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