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EPA map of changing snowpack levels in Colorado and New Mexico. Climate change in Colorado encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Colorado. In 2019 The Denver Post reported that " [i]ndividuals living in southeastern Colorado are more vulnerable to ...
The 2015 Gold King Mine waste water spill was an environmental disaster that began at the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado, [2] when Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) personnel, along with workers for Environmental Restoration LLC (a Missouri company under EPA contract to mitigate pollutants from the closed mine), caused the release of toxic waste water into the Animas River watershed.
The Rocky Flats Plant, a former U.S. nuclear weapons production facility located about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Denver, caused radioactive (primarily plutonium, americium, and uranium) contamination within and outside its boundaries. [1] The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium fires in 1957 and 1969 (plutonium is ...
These locations are known as Superfund sites, and are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL guides the EPA in "determining which sites warrant further investigation" for environmental remediation. [2] As of May 1, 2010, there were eighteen Superfund sites on the National Priorities List in Colorado. [2]
The Chatfield Reservoir is routinely monitored in three areas: the Reservoir Centroid, the South Platte Arm, and the Plum Creek Arm, which is overseen by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The water is tested for unhealthy levels of phosphorus, chlorophyll-a, nutrients, constituents of concern, total suspended solids ...
In 2016, the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) organized a $300,000 project, in conjunction with the Colorado Geological Survey, to inventory Colorado’s abandoned mines and prioritize each site’s reclamation according to current or potential environmental and human health impacts.
Map of the Uravan Mineral Belt. The 70-mile long (110 km) Uravan mineral belt is an arcuate zone of uranium-vanadium deposits in San Miguel, Montrose, and Mesa counties, Colorado, and Grand County, Utah. It was the area most productive of uranium in the United States in the early 20th century.
The four National Parks within Colorado are: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Montrose. Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve near Mosca. Mesa Verde National Park and UNESCO World Heritage Site near Cortez. Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park and Grand Lake.