Tag: Aqcc
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Colorado air regulators propose higher fees for pollution permits and reports
Colorado’s air quality agency plans to raise charges for air pollution permits and emissions reports for businesses that release even modest amounts of contaminants, potentially increasing fees by 65-70% over two years to generate $13.5-$14 million, according to state budget documents. The Air Pollution Control Division has proposed updates to two existing regulations. The changes…
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Colorado eyes shift in particulate oversight amid EV push
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Colorado’s Air Pollution Control Division proposed shifting oversight of solid particulates as small as one-seventh the width of a human hair from federal to state-only authority on Dec. 19, citing more than 20 years of compliance with national standards. The proposal seeks to repeal EPA-approved particulate controls in seven areas once out of compliance with…
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Colorado regulators target oil and gas emissions anew
A Colorado commission is mandating an additional 50% cuts in nitrogen-oxide emissions from oil and gas operations by 2030. The Denver basin has a serious problem with summer ozone, though more than half of that comes from wildfires, pine trees and factories from as away as Asia, according to studies by the state and universities.…
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Colorado landfill methane detection technologies take center stage ahead of regulatory meeting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado air pollution regulators are advancing what’s been called one of the most stringent landfill methane rules in the country. Dubbed Regulation 31, the proposed new regulation would establish earlier and lower triggers for mandatory methane gas collection systems at smaller landfills than are currently…
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Ban on use of gas-powered lawn equipment went into effect June 1
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Using gasoline-powered lawn and garden equipment during the summer is now banned in the Denver Metro/North Front Range Ozone Nonattainment Area, but only for government entities — for now. The Regional Air Quality Control Commission enacted a rule in 2024 banning the use of small…
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Large building owners appeal to U.S. attorney general over energy efficiency regulations
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The battle between building owners and state mandates for energy efficiency, which they say will cost billions to comply with, ratcheted up a notch when the building associations involved in a recent lawsuit against the state and the City and County of Denver sent a…
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Air pollution regulators increase regulations on natural gas-powered equipment controls
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Colorado air pollution regulators imposed hard deadlines on the oil and gas industry Friday for replacing all control devices that are powered by compressed natural gas. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to require all methane-operated pneumatic controllers and pumps be replaced by March 2029. Devices located in the Denver metro/Front Range ozone…
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Colorado and Denver sued for allegedly violating federal laws on large-building energy standards
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado and the City of Denver are being sued in federal district court over rules requiring large buildings to meet new energy standards. A lawsuit filed Tuesday by apartment and hotel trade organizations against the state and the city alleges both violated federal laws prohibiting…
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Air pollution officials approve new ozone-fighting rules
New regulations to help control ozone pollution that critics call “punitive” and “ineffective” were approved, but not formally enacted, during a rulemaking proceeding before the Air Quality Control Commission last week. The regulation’s final wording won’t go into effect until Feb. 15-16, when final approval is expected at the commission’s regular meeting. The public hearing…
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Sales of new EV cars and trucks in Colorado must reach 82% by 2032
In the name of meeting Gov. Jared Polis’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap goals, auto buyers will have fewer options for buying non-electric vehicles in less than 10 years, according to a new regulation just enacted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission. The commission passed an amendment to air quality regulations that requires auto dealers…