Ruling says the state health department has violated Colorado law and must add a new layer of controls
Center for Biological Diversity
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
Posted inEnvironment
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
Posted inEnvironment
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
Posted inEnvironment
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
Posted inNews, Outdoors
Conservation groups offer alternate plan for Colorado wolf reintroduction that limits killing after livestock losses
A group of wildlife advocates is blasting Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf reintroduction process, saying the intent of the voter-approved proposition has been “lost or undermined.” Since voters in November 2020 approved Proposition 114 directing the state to craft a plan and reintroduce wolves on the Western Slope by the end of 2023, CPW has […]
Posted inClimate, Environment, Health, News
Environmental group sues to get EPA to crack down on Colorado’s record ozone violations
The Environmental Protection Agency unlawfully approved a weak ozone-reduction plan from Colorado regulators, and should do far more to limit oil and gas drilling and other pollution in the Denver metro area, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Center for Biological Diversity. The lawsuit demanding the EPA reject Colorado’s state implementation plan […]
Posted inBusiness, Climate, Energy, Environment, Equity, Health, News
Colorado’s legislative efforts are not enough to solve its Front Range ozone problem
By Jim Robbins, KHN A year after health officials issued a record number of alerts for high ozone levels on Colorado’s Front Range, federal and state officials are trying to rein in the gas that can make outdoor activities a health risk. But new Colorado laws aimed at improving air quality along that urban corridor east […]
Posted inBusiness, Environment, News, Outdoors, Transportation
Utah crude trains could be rolling through Colorado after Forest Service denies objections to new rail line
It’s looking likely that heated train cars loaded with a waxy crude oil will be rolling through Colorado after the Forest Service last week rejected objections to the proposed new rail line in a section of roadless forest in Utah. “We are going to continue to fight this terrible project with every tool available to […]