Press Release | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

CDPHE celebrates Earth Day, highlights 10 community resources and programs to promote environmental health across Colorado

“Every day in Colorado should be Earth Day. We know that when we have a healthy environment, we have healthy Coloradans,” said Jill Hunsaker Ryan, CPDHE executive director.

State health department found higher-than-normal air pollution emissions in area near Suncor refinery

REMOTE (April 12, 2023): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment found higher-than-normal levels of sulfur dioxide in the area surrounding the Suncor refinery in Commerce City this morning. The higher-than-normal levels did not exceed federal National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). The standard is measured in one-hour increments, and it is 75 parts per billion per hour. Cultivando’s air monitors recorded two short-term spikes, one at 155 ppb and another at 186 ppb.

Colorado Environmental Justice Grants Program: CDPHE Awards $1 million in funding

CDPHE is excited to announce that its Environmental Justice Advisory Board has selected the following projects to receive funding for the Colorado Environmental Justice Grants Program: Community Solutions to Improve Environmental Health.

CDPHE updates modeling guidance for minor sources of air pollution

New proposed guidelines provide clarity and prioritize communities overburdened by pollution.

State offers financial support for schools, businesses, and local governments to purchase clean vehicles

Two new Colorado grant programs open for first round of applications.

EPA and Colorado release final enforcement and compliance workplan to prioritize heavily polluted communities

U.S. EPA Region 8 and CDPHE released their final workplan to implement the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Advancing Environmental Justice through Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Disproportionately Impacted Communities, which the agencies signed last year.

State health department increases transparency with new, interactive air quality records map

New tool expands access to information about air pollution sources across Colorado.

Get Ahead Colorado campaign texts Coloradans to raise awareness of tax credits and free tax support

CDPHE announces that the Get Ahead Colorado statewide awareness campaign will send text messages this week to Coloradans to connect them to free tax support and information about the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit.

CDPHE celebrates food program partners tackling food insecurity among youth and seniors

State encourages enrollment in the Child and Adult Care Food Program

Get Ahead Colorado campaign texts Coloradans to connect them to free tax support

REMOTE (March 6, 2023): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announces that the Get Ahead Colorado statewide awareness campaign will send text messages this week to Coloradans to connect them to free tax support and information about the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. The campaign will deliver two different messages to two priority audiences. The first audience is individuals who are likely eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, including those who earn up to $65,000.