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Noelle Phillips
Noelle Phillips is an award-winning, 30-year veteran of newspapers. She has covered everything from local government in rural Kentucky to combat in the Middle East. At The Denver Post, Noelle writes about air quality, wildfires and other topics impacting the quality of life in Colorado. She is a Nashville native so that's the accent you hear during interviews. She's a proud Western Kentucky University journalism school graduate. Noelle believes in holding the powerful accountable and that strong journalism is the best hope for democracy.
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Secrecy surrounds Suncor’s shutdown, but experts say it’s a sign the company’s invested in Commerce City
While Suncor has said the refinery won't be fully operational until the end of March, work at the site is ongoing as crews repair damaged equipment and work on maintenance...

Marshall fire survivors rely on kindness, generosity, therapy as they recover from trauma: “I can’t do it alone”
As the one-year anniversary of Colorado's most destructive wildfire approached, survivors have shared feelings of anger, grief and fear that it could happen again. They also continue to navigate a...

Colorado is producing some of the world’s best female athletes 50 years after embracing Title IX
Title IX is "the 37 words that changed the world.” Here’s a look at how Colorado embraced women’s sports and produced some of the world’s best female athletes.
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Burnham Yard is near a Superfund site, but experts say that shouldn’t deter stadium development
The Denver Radium Superfund Site was designated by the Environmental Protection Agency in 1979.

At this soft-serve spot, the flavors are natural and the ice cream is rich and smooth
Family-owned Power Cone in Arvada is all you need on a hot night.

5 companies bid in Colorado’s first greenhouse-gas credit auction, criticized as pay-to-pollute scheme
Colorado held its first greenhouse gas credit auction but details on which companies bought their way out of emissions regulations is unknown.

DraftKings agrees to penalty over Colorado sports-betting violations
The company will pay a $90,000 settlement to the state for accepting bets on the two events, according to documents filed with the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission.

EPA signals opposition to Colorado’s plan to close coal power plants
The EPA published a notice in the Federal Register that it intends to deny Colorado’s plan to shutter coal-fired power plants as part of the state’s strategy to reduce the...

Body found in Barker Reservoir near Nederland
Man's body found floating in Barker Meadow Reservoir in Boulder County.

Tornado touches down in Morgan County
A tornado was reported Sunday near Brush, Colorado.

Colorado weather: Thunderstorms with large hail forecast for Sunday afternoon
Thunderstorms are forecast for the beginning of the week, followed by a heat wave.

Used fireworks start two house fires in Denver suburbs
Fireworks caused two house fires overnight after people improperly discarded them in plastic garbage bins, and two families were displaced from their homes.

Xcel needs new air permit for Pueblo’s Comanche station even as it plans to shutter the coal-fired plant
Colorado's utility companies have been planning for nearly two decades to shutter their coal-burning power plants and transition to cleaner alternatives.