CO: Urban Planning and Transportation
Study: 14 million U.S. freight trucks vulnerable to hackers
New worker safety regulations meant to log how many hours truckers are on the road may have inadvertently exposed millions of U.S. 18-wheelers to …
Cutting red tape to access IDs and other vital documents
Advocates are urging Colorado lawmakers to make key improvements to a state program seen as critical to helping people fleeing domestic violence or ex…
Colorado lawmakers eye ways to reduce pollution in vulnerable communities
In 2021, Colorado lawmakers took a first step toward addressing decades of toxic pollution disproportionately impacting low-income neighborhoods and …
Nurses, environmental groups welcome Biden's clean car standards
On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced new tailpipe pollution standards that will give automakers more time to ramp up production of zero-…
Community-based services for older Coloradans at risk in Legislature
Advocates for people age 65 and older urged Colorado lawmakers to fully fund a program helping people remain in their homes and avoid placement in ass…
Money available to help improve communities
AARP Colorado is putting out the call for creative projects that help improve entire communities, especially those age 50 and older, for this year's …
Dinero disponible para ayudar a mejorar las comunidades
A-A-R-P Colorado está convocando proyectos creativos que ayuden a mejorar comunidades enteras, especialmente aquellas de 50 años o más…
Marshall and other wildland-urban fire disasters not actually wildfire problem
By David Calkin, Kimiko Barrett, Jack Cohen, Mark Finney, Stephen Pyne, and Stephen Quarles for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.…
New methane rule promises public health benefits
Methane, the primary component of natural gas, has become a global target in efforts to blunt the worst impacts of climate change. The Biden …
Public health benefits in new Colorado zero-emissions vehicle rule
A new rule, requiring 82% of new car and truck sales in Colorado to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2032, could begin to turn the tide on the state's …
CO students get bites of reality in financial planning
Credit unions in Colorado and across the Mountain West are helping high school students tackle money challenges through "Bites of Reality" fairs…
More than 1 million Coloradans live in areas with elevated wildfire risk
A warming planet and decadeslong drought are expected to spark bigger and more destructive wildfires across the Mountain West, and new data from the …