Peter Marcus

Position: Herald Denver Bureau

Panel revives rain-barrel debate

DENVER – A debate about allowing residents to collect precipitation in barrels may rain down on the Colorado Legislature again next year. A legislative committee Tuesday approved drafting a bill...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

State putting $100M in bicycling

DENVER – The state will pump $100 million over the next four years into bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in an effort to make Colorado the best state to ride a bike. “Our goal is to make...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brown faces new bid

DENVER – Retired Durango teacher Barbara McLachlan will try to take House District 59 back for Democrats after her husband lost the seat last year. McLachlan filed paperwork Friday in an effort to...

DATE: Sept. 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Legislature restarts rain-barrel discussion

DENVER - A debate about allowing residents to collect precipitation in barrels may rain down on the Colorado Legislature again next year. A legislative committee Tuesday approved drafting a bill...

DATE: Sept. 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Officials: Animas trout OK to eat

DENVER - Trout from the Animas River are safe to eat after water contamination from the Gold King Mine spill, according to an announcement Wednesday by state health officials. Samples of fish...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2015 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe

DENVER - Thirty state lawmakers - all Republicans - sent a letter to state health officials Wednesday calling for an investigation into Planned Parenthood in Colorado. The letter stems from...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials: Animas fish safe to eat

DENVER – Trout from the Animas River are safe to eat after water contamination from the Gold King Mine spill, according to an announcement Wednesday by state health officials. Samples of fish...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Southwest Colorado lags in health coverage

DENVER – Counties in southwest Colorado lag the rest of the state in closing the uninsured health gap, according to a report released Tuesday. The Colorado Health Access Survey, which was...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe

DENVER – Thirty state lawmakers – all Republicans – sent a letter to state health officials Wednesday calling for an investigation into Planned Parenthood in Colorado. The letter stems from...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rule-making for marijuana a complicated task

DENVER – If a good compromise is when both parties are dissatisfied, then state marijuana regulators have nailed their latest proposal. A public hearing Monday on rule-making by the Marijuana...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mining reclamation may be a pipe dream

DENVER – Despite cries for a focus on reclamation following the Gold King Mine spill, restoring thousands of inactive mines across Colorado and the nation may prove difficult, if not logistically...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Antiquated mining law hamstrings cleanups

DENVER - Outdated hard-rock mining laws enacted in the 1870s tie the hands of the federal government to curb pollution that contaminates water supplies, as was the case with the Gold King Mine...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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