Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
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Federal lawsuit against the EPA in Gold King mine disaster moves forward
A federal court case against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by a Colorado landowner whose property includes the Gold King mine near Silverton can proceed, federal Judge Armando O. Bonilla ruled. Bonilla tossed the EPA’s motion to dismiss, meaning the landowner’s case alleging the EPA improperly took his land without compensation can proceed to trial. The…
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EPA says millions will benefit as result of new emission standards for heavy-duty trucks
New emissions rules for heavy-duty trucks will drive improvements in air quality, notably reductions in ozone-creating nitrogen dioxide and soot that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says endangers people’s health, a top Biden official claimed this week. The new rules, finalized Tuesday, will particularly benefit those who live along highways, said EPA Administrator Michael S.…
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Residents want Denver building code to be greener, more electric focused
Denver voters are a half-step closer to determining the future of the former Park Hill Golf Course land. The city’s Land Use, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Tuesday sent a resolution to city council that authorizes the city to put the question of whether the land should stay open space or be cleared to allow development…
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Court rules for Suncor in EPA case
The federal appeals court based in Denver has overturned a 2019 decision of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that refused to grant Suncor Energy’s Commerce City Refinery an exemption to a key environmental law. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit cautioned the EPA could find, upon further review, that Suncor still…
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Denver advocates call for action against methane emissions
Environmental, health and frontline advocates in Colorado want President Biden to take immediate action on methane pollution. They rallied Thursday at the EPA’s Regional Denver Office as part of a nationwide effort to push for more regulation of the oil and gas industry’s methane pollution. In 2021, the EPA proposed a draft rule to cut methane…
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Federal grants open for electric school buses, state grants on the way
Tens of millions of dollars in grants are available to Colorado school districts seeking to replace diesel school buses with electric-powered, zero-emission alternatives. Gov. Jared Polis, local leaders and representatives of the Environmental Protection Agency gathered at an Aurora elementary school on Wednesday to promote the electric school bus grants, urging school districts to take…
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Denver Metro Chamber leaders blast possible EPA rules that would hike gas prices
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce officials and business leaders on Thursday singled out the biggest issues impacting businesses in 2022, including “economically damaging” Environmental Protection Agency rules that will come down on Colorado soon over air quality standards, construction defect laws that business leaders say are ineffective and don’t prevent lawsuits in condominium developments and…
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Englewood receives $38 million loan from Environmental Protection Agency to improve drinking water
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The City of Englewood will receive a second loan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support the city’s drinking water initiative. The $38 million is funded through the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act…
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Denver business leaders applaud unemployment insurance relief
More than 900 business leaders and government officials applauded loudly Thursday when Gov. Jared Polis said the legislature had provided $600 million to offset unemployment insurance loans the state had to take to cover the massive spike in jobless numbers during the pandemic. It was likely a grateful acknowledgement the money wouldn’t have to come…
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Denver receives grant funding from EPA for brownfield improvements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Denver will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to advance cleanup and revitalization of properties along the Federal Boulevard Corridor. Priority sites include a former college campus, a vacant commercial property and a former gas station. Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment as well as Denver Economic…