/tags/lead Lead en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Denver Water has found nearly 65,000 lead service lines in the city and is halfway through replacing them. New federal laws and financial help will speed this process up. But what is taking so long? Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-07/denver-water-is-halfway-through-replacing-lead-pipes-why-didnt-this-happen-sooner Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-10-12/a-colorado-airport-said-it-was-powerless-to-stop-using-leaded-fuel-after-a-public-outcry-its-racing-to-get-rid-of-it Six months ago, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Director Paul Anslow didn’t want to talk about leaded fuel. He said he had "zero control" over the airport's use of it. Today, the airport is racing to become the first in Colorado to completely phase the fuel out. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:48:36 GMT /news/2023-10-12/a-colorado-airport-said-it-was-powerless-to-stop-using-leaded-fuel-after-a-public-outcry-its-racing-to-get-rid-of-it Scott Franz /regional-news/2023-04-01/lead-contamination-report-card-gives-mountain-west-states-failing-grades An environmental group recently released its grades for how states are handling lead contamination in school drinking water – and half of the states in the Mountain West states are failing. Sat, 01 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-04-01/lead-contamination-report-card-gives-mountain-west-states-failing-grades Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-03-22/superior-residents-see-a-california-airport-as-potential-model-for-reducing-air-pollution »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· Investigative Reporter Scott Franz talks with Morning Edition Host Nikole Robinson Carroll about potential solutions to air quality concerns being raised in Northern Colorado. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:14:00 GMT /news/2023-03-22/superior-residents-see-a-california-airport-as-potential-model-for-reducing-air-pollution Scott Franz /news/2023-03-20/northern-colorado-residents-say-an-expanding-airport-is-exposing-them-to-lead Residents in Superior say an airport in Jefferson County where hundreds of planes still use leaded gasoline is the source of lead they are finding on their homes. The airport director is skeptical of the claims. Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:57:15 GMT /news/2023-03-20/northern-colorado-residents-say-an-expanding-airport-is-exposing-them-to-lead Scott Franz /environment/2018-10-03/epa-to-help-schools-test-drinking-water-for-lead The Environmental Protection Agency is making $20 million available for states and tribes to voluntarily test drinking water for lead at schools and… Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:17:03 GMT /environment/2018-10-03/epa-to-help-schools-test-drinking-water-for-lead Stephanie Daniel