Erin O'Toole

3 days ago | kunc.org | Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner |Ariel Lavery

Colorado health officials are watching with concern as measles cases increase around the country. Outbreaks of the highly contagious disease are on the rise in two dozen states. Most of the country’s 800 cases so far are in Texas. But the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has confirmed three cases in our state so far – and officials there are warning about the potential for measles to spread quickly. So how do we prevent what’s happening in Texas from happening in Colorado?

6 days ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner

Housing costs in Colorado’s mountain resort towns are so high that many workers can’t afford an apartment or room in the towns where they do their jobs. In Summit County, dozens of workers opt for an unusual solution. They pay $75 a month for a pass that lets them sleep in their car in a parking lot in Frisco. The nonprofit Unsheltered In Summit runs the Summit Safe Parking Program. The program manages the parking lot and provides a portable toilet and trash disposal.

1 week ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner

Nuclear energy is now clean energy in Colorado. That’s according to a new law recently signed by Gov. Jared Polis. The law adds nuclear power to a list of clean energies like wind and solar. Colorado leaders have set a goal of using only clean energy to power the state by 2040. The law didn’t pass without pushback from critics who point out that nuclear energy produces radioactive waste. But in the end, the Democratic-controlled state legislature approved it.

2 weeks ago | kunc.org | Ariel Lavery |Brad Turner |Erin O'Toole

Researchers have proposed a plan to transform empty high-rise office spaces into living spaces to reduce the housing shortage in the Denver metro area. Denver is one of many American cities with a tight housing market and a glut of unused office space. A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the architecture firm Gensler calls for converting high rise offices to shared residential spaces similar to a college dorm.

2 weeks ago | kunc.org | Erin O'Toole |Brad Turner |Ariel Lavery

Egg prices in Colorado and across the nation remain stubbornly high. If you’ve been grocery shopping lately, it won't come as a surprise that the cost of eggs shot up 40 percent over the last year. Some experts have blamed outbreaks of avian flu, which forced farmers to cull millions of chickens and turkeys across the country. And while that is certainly one factor, a Colorado professor says that the systems we use to produce and deliver eggs are actually the root of the problem.