It’s been boring, hard work, but it promises historic results — and it was almost undone by state legislators demanding even more regulations.
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Colorado offers millions in grants to help government, business truck and car fleets go electric
Clean electrification mandates for big trucks come at a big cost, and new grants can defray company expenses
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Depressed? Anxious? Colorado’s Front Range air pollution may be a factor
Research shows long-term exposure to even low levels of fine particulate matter, NOx chemicals increases occurrence of depression, anxiety. Ozone is a factor in neurodegeneration and memory loss.
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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
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Colorado House tosses some of the toughest parts of bill cracking down on air pollution permits
Clean air advocates still laud the measure as an ozone crackdown, while oil and gas industry vows to keep fighting
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Colorado greenlights California-style clean trucks mandate in air pollution fight
Dealers must add clean electric medium and heavy trucks for ‘27 model year, and switch to low-NOx scores in fossil fuel engines
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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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Colorado judge rebukes state for air pollution permits backlog as the overdue list grows
The Front Range ozone season, meanwhile, gets an early April start as clean air advocates win more legal battles but remain frustrated
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Air emissions, water demands skyrocket as 72% of Colorado’s new oil and gas activity centers on the Front Range
Annual state report shows regulators approved 838 new wells in 2022, with a sharp increase on the Front Range
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Colorado lawmakers moving forward with tougher ozone air pollution bill
Coalition says Gov. Polis’ recent directives don’t go far enough to combat the toxic Front Range gas