environmental health

Cars, wildfires and global warming are creating respiratory risks like never before, but officials worry not enough people are aware.

As Colorado struggles to meet more stringent air quality standards, children, low-income residents and other populations remain most vulnerable to persistent airborne pollution.

And three things you can do about it.

Activists fear that low-income communities of color are being disproportionately impacted by oil and gas drilling in northern Colorado.

Denver’s new Heat Vulnerability Map shows how climate change could impact some metro area residents much more than others.

The city has received a $2.8 million federal grant to help Denver residents in neighborhoods where kids are at an increased risk of lead exposure. But do efforts go far enough? 

Climate-related health consequences won’t be distributed equally.

A class of common chemicals linked to hormone dysfunction may contribute to health inequities that begin in the womb.

Only a fraction of the children who are at increased risk for lead exposure received a recommended blood test, according to state records.

Testing finds lead contamination is still an issue in the city, after years of cleanup and public education.