Press Release

Parents and guardians should call their child’s doctor if they have new or worsening symptoms during any illness

STATEWIDE (Dec. 15, 2022) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is monitoring an increase in pediatric hospitalizations caused by group A strep.

Air Pollution Control Division expects program to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other emissions that contribute to ozone pollution

REMOTE (December 14, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division is moving to ensure there are even more zero-emission trucks available in Colorado. The division has requested a hearing on a statewide clean truck sales standard and an emissions rule with the Air Quality Control Commission.

STATEWIDE (Dec. 8, 2022) — Holiday gatherings are reaching their annual peak and so are respiratory infections. Current influenza hospitalizations rates are higher at this time of year than any season in the previous decade.

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Air Pollution Control Division lifts cease and desist order after overseeing months-long process to safeguard public welfare
 

REMOTE (November 30, 2022): After requiring Prospect Energy to improve its operations and equipment, the Air Pollution Control Division is terminating the cease and desist order for the company’s Krause site. The division is also requiring Prospect Energy to meet certain conditions and conduct additional monitoring when it resumes operations.

Hospitalizations continue to rise in Colorado: Get your child/children vaccinated

STATEWIDE (November 21,2022 ) — Beginning today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to approximately

REMOTE (Nov. 22, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is now accepting applications for new grants that will fund projects to ensure every community has a healthy environment in which to live, learn, work, and play.

REMOTE (Nov. 17, 2022):  After more than a year of extensive community outreach, the 22-member Environmental Justice Action Task Force has submitted its final recommendation to the state legislature. The task force served as an independent entity created by the state legislature to review topics of environmental justice in the state. 

(REMOTE: November 14, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is pleased to celebrate Colorado Recycles Week and is committed to achieving a 45% diversion rate by 2036.

Here is a sampling of the the steps we’ve already taken to move the needle: