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
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EPA fines natural gas companies in Colorado, the West $9 million for ozone-causing leaks
Penalties also require new equipment to stop emissions at gas-gathering sites in joint enforcement crackdown with state
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Why a Colorado switch to cleaner heavy trucks faces big roadblocks
State air commission will vote to copy California’s clean trucks mandate, but the trucking industry says no one is ready.
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When it comes to Colorado’s air pollution, why not blame Utah? The EPA does.
The federal agency refuses to approve Utah’s clean air plans until they stop violating “good neighbor” rules by sending ozone east to the Front Range.
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Colorado lawmakers want to eliminate all carbon emissions by 2050, offer tax credits on clean lawn equipment
Senate Bill 16 would set new greenhouse gas reduction goals of 65% from 2005 benchmark levels by 2035, 80% by 2040, 90% by 2045 and 100% in 2050
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Colorado falls further behind on air pollution permits while losing court cases brought by environmental groups
Backlog grows while environmental groups sue and win over delays in limits on ozone-causing emissions
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Opinion: Suncor is stalling on its obligation to monitor pollution emissions
If the energy company were the ‘good neighbor’ it claims to be, it wouldn’t be suing Colorado’s air-quality watchdog agency.
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Colorado is falling behind on its mandate to cut greenhouse gases
New state assessment shows big gaps in goals for transportation emissions and lag in finalizing closures of fossil fuel power plants
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Charts that explain why it’s so hard to cut Colorado ozone
Ozone is the toxic air pollutant that has a lot of smart people on the Front Range really befuddled right now. Colorado is making big cuts to greenhouse gases, mainly by closing coal-fired power plants even faster than expected. New laws, and old cars switched out for new ones, have made steep cuts to the […]
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Opinion: The Air Quality Control Commission needs to actually control air quality
It is a right for us to have clean air to breathe and not have to plead and fight for it with state agencies. It’s our right to walk outside our homes and breathe fresh air and not inhale ozone and other volatile organic chemical pollutants. It is time we hold the Colorado Department of […]