Colorado is set to embark on a major expansion of recycling. Small businesses are filing lawsuits saying it’s not that fast.

Colorado is set to embark on a major expansion of recycling. Small businesses are filing lawsuits saying it's not that fast.

Consumer product groups are suing to block Colorado’s “producer responsibility” fees on packaging materials that are a key part of Colorado’s recycling expansion efforts, arguing that its introduction violates both the U.S. Constitution and the state law that made it possible. The Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association (ILMA), a group of packagers and distributors not affiliated … Read more

Wait times for mental health care in emergency departments remain too long – The Boston Globe

Behavioral health patients with unique needs often can’t obtain timely treatment.

As of 2024, there will be fewer mentally ill patients waiting in hospital emergency departments than in 2022. However, Massachusetts still has some of the longest wait times in the nation, and behavioral health patients with unique needs, such as the elderly, pregnant women, and children with autism, are too often unable to receive timely … Read more