Tag: water contamination
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El Paso County to consider forever chemicals testing agreement with Air Force
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will soon have an option on the table to formalize a forever chemicals testing agreement with the Air Force over wells at Fountain Creek Regional Park. Todd Marts, El Paso County director of community services, said in…
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El Paso County to consider forever chemicals testing agreement with Air Force
The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners will soon have an option on the table to formalize a forever chemicals testing agreement with the Air Force over wells at Fountain Creek Regional Park. Todd Marts, El Paso County director of community services, said in an informal meeting with commissioners on Tuesday that the U.S.…
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Pumpkins! Under a new foundation, Venetucci Farm continues legacy of benefactors
SECURITY — From before they even boarded the bus on Friday for a field trip to the historic Venetucci Farm, kindergartners had one thing on their mind. Pumpkins! Because what else is there to think about in October? “They’ve got pumpkins on the brain,” said Billy Kinn, director of education at Catamount Institute, a nonprofit…
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Lead removal in El Paso County schools largely unfinished as next phase begins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parents may not have as much to worry about their kids drinking water with lead at school these days, but the complete removal of lead in public schools remains ongoing nearly a year later after the process started. Under state law passed in 2022,…
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Lead removal in El Paso County schools largely unfinished as next phase begins
El Paso County parents may not have as much to worry about their kids drinking water with lead at school these days, but the complete removal of lead in public schools remains ongoing nearly a year later after the process started. Under state law passed in 2022, all Colorado public schools grades K-5, early child care facilities…