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WASHINGTON, D.C. – How much hydrogen cyanide can a refinery safely pump into the atmosphere without harming nearby residents? The Environmental Protection Agency does not know.
With the smokestacks of a large Suncor Energy oil refinery behind her, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette announced Tuesday that she will soon introduce legislation requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to set strict emissions standards for hydrogen cyanide, a pollutant that is pumped out of the refinery and into the air above Denver daily.
Englewood High School students didn't need a trip to Washington, D.C., to get a taste of Congress.
Congress came to them.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who represents Denver, Englewood and nearby areas, addressed several dozen juniors and seniors at EHS on March 15.
After a seventeen-year absence, U.S. Space Command may finally return to Colorado.
A bipartisan group of Colorado lawmakers sent a letter on March 7 to Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan urging him to re-establish Space Command in Colorado, where it was headquartered in Colorado Springs from 1985 to 2002.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined with several of her Democratic colleagues today to introduce legislation that would explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – They're called "junk" health care plans because they don't comply with the Affordable Care Act. They don't provide coverage for prescription drugs or maternity care or people with pre-existing conditions.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-choice Caucus, introduced new legislation today aimed at increasing women's access to abortion care.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) joined with several of her fellow Colorado lawmakers today to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the financial burden that a century old law is placing on states' education budgets.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The president today signed into law a bill that contained language originally introduced in the House by U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) to extend a popular national parks program that allows U.S. fourth-grade students, and their families, to visit any of the nation's national parks or federal public lands for free.
U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette of Denver joined several other Democratic lawmakers Tuesday to introduce legislation to repeal an amendment banning government-sponsored insurance plans like Medicaid from providing access to abortion services.