Rising fuel costs are causing a rising number of Colorado’s struggling families to face steeply increased utility bills, and those oversized bills are expected to keep coming through winter months. Help is available through Energy Outreach Colorado’s helpline: (866) 432-8435. Comments from Denise Stepto, chief communications officer, Energy Outreach Colorado. By Eric Galatas, Public News Service.
Children's uninsured rates are down in Colorado, according to a new Georgetown University Center for Children and Families report. But experts warn that when the COVID public health emergency is declared over, more than 200,000 Colorado children could lose health insurance. Comments from Erin Miller, vice president for health initiatives, Colorado Children's Campaign; and Joan Alker, executive director, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. By Eric Galatas with Public News Service.
As the United States and other nations work to strengthen and reconfigure power grids to accommodate the electrification of automobiles, home heating and other aspects of modern life, engineers say now is the time to move power distribution lines underground to limit the risk of sparks that have led to increasingly destructive wildfires. Comments from Paul Chinowsky, director, Resilient Analytics. By Eric Galatas, Public News Service.
A grassroots, volunteer-led coalition of Coloradans is putting a spotlight on the role that oil and gas production plays in “fueling the flames” of wildfires and other impacts of the climate crisis on communities. Comments from Heidi Leathwood, climate policy analyst, 350 Colorado.
Delta County Commissioners approved an estimated $1 million dollars to upgrade the county’s 9-1-1 communication system. A preliminary permit for Xcel Energy was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ahead of a feasibility study for a hydropower facility in Unaweep Canyon. The 2022 midterm elections are coming up on Tuesday, November 8th. A Native political organization is endorsing thirty one native candidates running for office. Despite the rise in health insurance costs, some Coloradans will still be able to get financial assistance to lower the price they pay. Some states in our region and around the U-S are restricting abortions. Now, efforts are underway to connect women with abortion medications – a dose of two pills that can be taken at home. A mobile clinic is operating along Colorado’s border, so women from out-of-state can pick up the pills