Press Release
State health department requires Prospect Energy to make changes at Krause site
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.
CDPHE to send flu vaccine text and email reminders to parents and guardians of young children
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
Grant funding now available to help reduce pollution in communities most impacted
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.
Independent ‘Environmental Justice Action Task Force’ submits final recommendations
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.
State health department celebrates Colorado Recycles Week
(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:
CDPHE to send text and email reminders to Coloradans 65 years and older about flu vaccines
With hospitalizations rising in Colorado, get your flu vaccine to ensure hospital capacity
STATEWIDE (November 9, 2022) — Beginning today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will send text and email reminders to approximately 517,000 Coloradans 65 years and older whose records in the Colorado Immunization Information System show they may be due for their annual flu vaccine. State health officials are working to increase flu vaccine uptake statewide as this flu season could be more severe than we have seen in years.
Colorado responds to increased cases of respiratory viruses, including flu, RSV, and COVID-19
Help preserve hospital capacity by getting all recommended vaccines and staying home when sick
Environmental Justice Action Task Force to conclude its public meetings after seven meetings statewide
Final meeting to be held on Nov. 9 and 10 in Pueblo
REMOTE (Nov. 4, 2022): The Environmental Justice Action Task Force will be holding its final, hybrid meetings on Wednesday, November 9 and Thursday, November 10 in Pueblo.