State health staff recommends limiting local government use of ozone-creating lawn equipment, rather than the sales ban metro experts want
Air Quality Control Commission
Opinion: Phase out gas-powered lawn equipment in favor of electric
Replacing high-polluting 2-stroke engines is an obvious early win in the Metro Area’s battle against high-ozone days.
Colorado’s next greenhouse gas cuts target big smokestacks. Will it be enough?
The likes of Molson Coors, Leprino Foods and Cargill face new climate rules, but environmental groups say state’s proposal does not protect minorities or even make real cuts.
Opinion: The need for balance in the regulation of the oil and natural gas industry
To get the balance between environmental action and economic reality right, we all need more collaboration.
Big buildings in Colorado will now be on an energy and pollution diet
Air quality board approves sweeping demands on 50,000 sq. ft. properties to start cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Opinion: Energy upgrades to apartment buildings will help Colorado hit its climate target
Not only would Building Performance Standards reduce greenhouse gases, they will protect renters from extreme cold and heat.
Colorado’s biggest buildings clash with air regulators over coming greenhouse gas rules
State regulators will vote this month on demanding emissions savings from landlords as the next key step in the climate change battle.
While EV sales have flattened in Colorado, sales for alternative-fuel cars keep rising
EV sales flattened a bit in 2Q despite price cuts, but sales of hybrid RAV-4s and CRVs boost alternative cars
Front Range inches closer to banning gas-powered mowers and blowers in fight against ozone pollution
Regional council recommends state vote to bar sale of new household lawn equipment that runs on gas, and commercial use of existing gas machines in summer
Colorado could ban the sale of gas-powered mowers and blowers beginning in 2025
Regional air quality leaders say such a dramatic move would be one way to get real ozone cuts by 2026, when EPA demands kick in