Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post. Gubernatorial candidates Republican Walker Stapleton, left, and Democrat Jared Polis, square off during their last debate before Election Day in the Grand Hall at the Cable Center on the University of Denver campus on Oct. 23, 2018.

Denver Post: Where the Colorado governor candidates stand on renewable energy and the environment

Oct. 25, 2018

Colorado is rich in resources: rivers that help supply the West, some of the country’s largest natural gas reserves, lots of wind and sunshine fueling a robust renewable energy industry, and public lands that support a $28 billion outdoor recreation economy. Disagreements over how to manage those resources — and...

Food waste

Waste 360: How Policy Could Impact Food Waste

Oct. 9, 2018

In a three-part series this week, Waste360 takes a look at the main issues around food waste and explores what’s going on at the state and federal levels. Sixty-three million tons of food is wasted in the U.S. every year, a staggering volume that exacerbates multiple issues within the food...

Tired workers

AMA Journal of Ethics: How should physicians help patients who are ill because they work in agriculture?

Oct. 1, 2018

Abstract Occupational health issues are not just common for farmworkers; they are practically unavoidable. Farmworkers who seek treatment for work-related injury or illness are often unable to meaningfully reduce their exposure to risk factors without further jeopardizing their already fragile well-being and tenuous livelihoods. This case commentary addresses why and...

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