RBC | Colorado students interested in educating others about the dangers of radon, while also competing for a cash prize, have one month left to enter the 2019 National Radon Poster Contest. The contest, which closes Nov. 30, is coordinated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and[Read More…]
Tag: CDPHE
Commissioners oppose proposed statewide regs on air quality
RBC | County commissioners have drafted a letter to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in regard to proposed rules for air quality that would apply the same rules for combatting ozone levels to the Western Slope and the Front Range. Proposed revisions to Regulation No. 7 would[Read More…]
Spike in state heroin use leads to multi-agency partnership
RBC | As heroin use continues to climb in Colorado and across the country, a recently formed multi-agency work group has released a report providing a detailed look at usage, overdose and treatment data. “Law enforcement has seen significant increases in incidents of heroin seizures and arrests across the state,”[Read More…]
Ozone alert
In February the CDPHE issued an ozone alert for the afternoon of Feb. 15 through the early morning of Feb. 16. On Feb. 13, ozone levels (one hour averages) reached 93 parts per billion (ppb). On Feb. 14, they reached 91 ppb. On Feb. 15, they reached 91 ppb., and[Read More…]
