EVERGREEN, June 3, 2022 - Governor Polis today signed a law creating Colorado’s first Circular Economy Development Center, which aims to empower Colorado businesses to create products using materials that Coloradans recycle. The new law will help the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment achieve its commitment to diverting trash away from landfills, increasing how much residents are recycling across the state.
REMOTE (June 1): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is partnering with the Regional Air Quality Council to raise awareness for the 2022 ozone pollution season. During those upcoming weeks, the state health department’s meteorologists will issue daily air quality forecasts indicating if the next day is an Ozone Action Day.
Corrected version published 6/1/22
DENVER, May 31, 2022 – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Human Services, and the Colorado Attorney General’s Office are collaborating to get parents critical information about the infant formula shortage and provide solutions to help families during this time.
State health officials share swimming safety information
REMOTE, May 23, 2022 – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will receive a $2 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to advance the cleanup and revitalization of sites in Cortez, Evans, Firestone, Longmont, and Lyons.This is the first time EPA has offered statewide grants for states and tribes, and CDPHE partnered with these five communities in submitting grant proposals.
STATEWIDE (May 19, 2022) — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will update its hospital data to improve COVID-19 reporting among hospitalizations as part of today’s regular 4 p.m. data update. In order to improve data transparency and provide the public with better hospitalization information, CDPHE requested and began receiving additional data about COVID hospitalizations from hospitals and health systems.
Air Pollution Control Division starting its enforcement process to get the facility operator into compliance and protect the public health of the local residents
State health department is committed to hearing from the community in its feedback process
REMOTE, May 5, 2022 – The Environmental Protection Agency has honored the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment with a FY22 EPA Headquarters’ National Notable Achievement Award. The award recognizes the Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division’s work to safely destroy chemical weapons at the Army Pueblo Chemical Depot facility in Pueblo County.
REMOTE (April 29, 2022): The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is teaming up with the Colorado Rapids to get the ball rolling toward a goal of promoting environmental awareness.