An environmental watchdog sues the EPA for failing to block a key permit they say allows the refinery to pollute above federal limits
Center for Biological Diversity
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EPA delays orders to Colorado on opening pollution records
Feds say state health officials deserve more time to object to a rule making public access easier on ozone-related records
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Parts of Colorado’s Front Range have topped ozone limits for nearly 20 years. Will they ever do better?
The question is whether the 9-county nonattainment area will one day meet EPA air quality thresholds, as Atlanta did this year, or become a perennial offender like Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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Colorado already violating ozone standards into “serious” category for 2023, watchdogs say
Advocates want state regulators to voluntarily seek downgrade from EPA to speed up fixes; state says it is considering the idea
Posted inWater
Colorado fails to monitor water quality from factory farms, judge says
Ruling says the state health department has violated Colorado law and must add a new layer of controls
Posted inTransportation
A train on fire and mud on the tracks as groups argue against Uinta Basin Railway’s Colorado plan in federal court
Attorneys for Eagle County and conservation groups blast Uinta Basin Railway project in U.S. Court of Appeals in D.C. as Glenwood Springs cleans up mudslide, Palisade firefighters douse burning railcar
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Colorado withdraws air pollution permit after suit claims it was rushed
State’s OK for tanker repair shop is voided by Adams County District Court after neighbors said they failed to “follow the science”
Posted inBusiness
Railroad’s plan to haul waxy crude through Colorado’s mountains needs $2 billion in government-approved bonds
Opposition to taxpayers helping foot the bill for Uinta Basin Railway’s “massive carbon bomb” is lining up
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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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Do Colorado “factory farms” need tighter regulation?
Environmental groups team with DU law school demanding a new permitting system they say will better protect clean water