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KUNC Investigative Reporter Scott Franz talks with Morning Edition Host Nikole Robinson Carroll about potential solutions to air quality concerns being raised in Northern Colorado.

When there's poor air quality in Colorado, it can be a nuisance for residents. But for some, the bad air cancels plans and changes lives.

Residents in Superior say an airport in Jefferson County where hundreds of planes still use leaded gasoline is the source of lead they are finding on their homes. The airport director is skeptical of the claims.

Residents with disabilities who live at an apartment complex in Greeley are on edge. They may soon have to move out, but "there's nowhere to go."

It鈥檚 been more than three months since a transparency group sent a letter to the statehouse alleging the quadratic voting system is illegal. Lawmakers did not respond to it.

鈥淪omehow it's a bottleneck. And you have, what, $3 million? And none of it has been allocated to the people who are trying to keep our community safe,鈥� State Sen. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, told the office鈥檚 leaders.

Lawmakers expected the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to distribute at least $50,000 in grants to help communities curb gun deaths. But 18 months after the office was created and given a $3 million annual budget, records show it hasn鈥檛 distributed a single grant dollar.

鈥淭here鈥檚 so much on the table, probably over 20 things we could do in Colorado to address gun violence, and it鈥檚 going to be sorting out what is going to be the most effective and realizable,鈥� said Eileen McCarron, the president of Colorado Ceasefire.

The Club Q mass shooting in Colorado Springs that left five people dead and many more injured is raising questions about the state鈥檚 red flag gun law and the sheriffs who oppose it.

State Rep. Tom Sullivan said Tuesday he was 鈥渟addened鈥� to hear the office鈥檚 director is not accepting interview requests to talk about the tragedy in Colorado Springs.