🌱 Cutting Toxins In The Air + Korean Cheese Dogs + Mega Drought

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here are the most important things going on today in Lakewood.

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Tuesday's 'weather: Partly sunny and mild. High: 55 Low: 27.

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Here are the top five stories in Lakewood today:

1. Environmental justice groups want the state to cut air toxins. Industrial toxins are in the air, and advocates are making it a top priority this year with a bill that would require a more stringent air monitoring program and rules that would cut hazards for neighborhoods. (CO Sun)
2. The West is suffering through the worst megadrought in 1,200 years. According to a new study, the Western U.S. is experiencing the driest period in at least 1,200 years. The last one occurred in the 1500s, when it was still largely inhabited by Native American tribes. (NPR)
3. Where to get the best Korean cheese dogs. The Korean street food staple has been popular in the US since the 1980s, but with the addition of outlandish coatings, it's refreshed the demand. There's a place right here in Lakewood that you can find these tasty Korean cheese dogs. (303)
4. Gas producer wants permission to drill closer to homes. Occidental Petroleum's Kerr-McGee wants to drill next to homes inside of the currently allowed 2,000-foot buffer near Firestone, CO. Some say that would make the state's oil and gas rules useless. (CO Sun)
5. Big outdoor brands threaten boycott if Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah. Big outdoor brands threaten boycott if Outdoor Retailer returns to Utah. The drama continues to unfold between the trade show operator and environmental conservation groups as dozens of outdoor companies, including Patagonia, REI and The North Face, announce they'll boycott the trade show if it's moved away from Denver, back to Salt Lake City. (US News)

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Today in Lakewood:

• What's Brewing Golden: Coffee, commerce, community. (8 a.m.)
• Career Exploration: For job seekers & career changers. (9 a.m.)
• South Jeffco Business Alliance: West Metro Chamber of Commerce. (9 a.m.)
• Baby Time: Lakewood Library. (9:15 a.m.)
• Book Group: When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson. (12:30 p.m.)
• 33 Things To Do: Check out what you can do in and around Denver this week. (303 Magazine)

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From my notebook:

• Wildlife of Lakewood Photography Exhibit. Featuring photographs of wildlife in Lakewood taken by Lakewood residents. Sustainable Eiber is sponsoring the exhibit to raise awareness and appreciation of animals and natural environments. March 1—31, 2022. Opening reception: Thursday, March 3, 6 - 7:30 pm. Lakewood Cultural Center Corner Gallery, 470 S Allison Pkwy., Lakewood. (Lakewood Wildlife)
• Masks No Longer Required In School And District Buildings. Beginning on Feb. 12, Jefferson County Schools will no longer require students, staff or faculty to wear masks. (Jeffco Schools)
• Frozen Dead Guy Days Returns From the Dead. After two-year hiatus, the kooky festival returns March 18-20 in Nederland. (CO Daily)
• Camp Amache to be preserved as a place for reflection. It's not a pretty part of our past, but the Japanese internment camp in southeast Colorado will be added as a historic site as part of the U.S. National Park System. During World War II, more than 7,000 Japanese-Americans and non-citizen Japanese were relocated from the West Coast to the camp near Granada, CO. (CPR)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you Wednesday morning with another edition of the Lakewood Daily. — Brad K. Evans