Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Colorado officials in recent months have investigated three different scandals involving problems with laboratory tests. Two of them involve monitoring for water contamination, and one involved tainted DNA tests in criminal cases. So how concerned should Colorado residents be? We dig into what’s happening, today on In The NoCo.

State lawmakers and environmentalists disagree with a proposed draft for new rules to manage the cumulative impacts of oil and gas drilling proposed by Colorado regulators. Colorado Sun Reporter Michael Booth said commission members are planning to hear more about these concerns at a public hearing.

Colorado is restricting the amount of "forever chemicals" Suncor can discharge into Sand Creek. It's the first time state regulators have put controls on PFAS pollution. The Colorado Sun reporter Michael Booth joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to provide more details on the story.

Health experts and officials told KUNC that people need to be aware and vigilant about monkeypox to prevent further spread. However, there’s no need to panic, they said.

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in our state, schools are closing and counties are moving to tighter restrictions. Executive director of the Colorado Association of Local Public Health Officials, Theresa Anselmo, joined Colorado Edition to talk about the state's response and how that has impacted local public health officials.

Colorado health officials are working to slow a hepatitis A outbreak that they say has already resulted in 52 cases of the contagious liver infection.The…

When it opened in 1963, the Larimer County Landfill had plenty of room to hold most of the trash produced by the residents of Estes Park, Fort Collins and…

Up until this year, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) had immunization data on only 350 kindergartners. Now, the department…

It’s that time of year -- time to air out the camping gear, grab a fresh pair of sneakers and bask in Colorado’s outdoors. But depending on the day, you…

In the wake of two dogs testing positive for rabies, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment wants pet owners and livestock owners to…