Tag: Center For Biological Diversity
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Environmental groups lose petition to tighten state ozone regulations
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A petition by environmental organizations 350 Colorado and the Center for Biological Diversity over state ozone control plans approved by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2023 was rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver on Tuesday. The environmental organizations complained that the decision by the EPA to approve Colorado’s…
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EPA’s methane standards for oil and gas operations face legal challenge by 24 states
Texas, Oklahoma, 22 other states, excluding Colorado, and oil giant Continental Resources filed a petition in federal court in claiming that a new Environmental Protection Agency rule regulating methane standards for oil and gas operations illegally expands EPA’s authority beyond what the Clean Air Act (CAA) authorizes. The final rule, published in the Federal Register…
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Utah railroad dispute reaches U.S. Supreme Court
The legal fight over a proposed 88-mile-long railroad project in Utah that would be used to transport waxy crude oil through Colorado is up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition was filed March 4 by the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition (SCIC) and the Uinta Basin Railway. The companies are appealing a decision…
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EPA demands more information on flaring at Colorado oil and gas facilities
In a ruling, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to revise permits issued for four oil and gas facilities following a petition that challenged state regulations on equipment used in oil and gas production. Some of the processes involved in oil and gas production use some natural gas that…
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Petition for court review of EPA order on Suncor refinery pollution permit filed
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition Nov. 17 with the federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s final administrative order regarding emissions from the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City. The petition asks for a review of EPA’s decision regarding petitions submitted by the Center in 2022…
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Federal judge rules against EPA on Colorado’s ozone management plan
A federal appeals court in Denver ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency illegally allowed the state to exclude some greenhouse gas emissions when deciding if a source is subject to stringent Clean Air Act regulations. In a decision issued Sept. 18, for a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity against the EPA, the…
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Environmental groups petition EPA to reconsider Colorado’s ozone management plan
Environmental organizations 350 Colorado and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of Colorado’s plan to reduce ozone pollution along the northern Front Range. In a news release, the organizations claim the Colorado plan doesn’t go far enough because “Colorado’s plan did not adequately rein in pollution…
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U.S. Forest Service criticized for not banning wolf hunting in Wyoming
The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter Wednesday to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, and three other federal officials
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Proposed Utah railroad causes consternation in Colorado
Five environmental groups and a Colorado county joined forces to stop the construction of a new rail line in northeastern Utah and oppose federal approval of the line. A lawsuit filed against the federal government seeks to halt the project, claiming the Uinta Basin Railroad will bring potential hazards through Colorado. Eagle County – plus…