Environment

Longstanding environmental health concerns in northeast Denver have become magnified amidst several large-scale, long-term infrastructure projects.

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.

Though urban planners and policymakers have turned their attention to getting people out of cars for their health, not having access to a car can have health impacts of its own.

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.

Research shows new risks and challenges for children exposed to toxic waste.