Tag: Epa
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Colorado’s coal plant closures not affected by EPA proposal
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to disapprove parts of Colorado’s air pollution implementation plan regarding the state’s compliance with the federal Regional Haze Rule. The rule requires that facilities that emit potential haze-producing substances show continuing reasonable progress every 10 years towards the ultimate…
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World’s first certified all-electric training aircraft makes stop at Centennial Airport
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Get ready for quieter skies — the future of flight training is electric. That’s according to officials from H55, a Swiss-based aerospace company that made a special appearance in Arapahoe County on Wednesday to showcase the B23 Energic, a two-seat all-electric training aircraft that promises…
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Wyoming’s Cyrus Western appointed as new EPA Region 8 Administrator
President Donald Trump appointed Wyoming native Cyrus M. Western to replace former Colorado Speaker of the House and EPA Region 8 administrator K.C. Becker as head of the region. Western, 35, is a Wyoming native from Big Horn and served as the house majority whip in the Wyoming State House of Representatives. While there, the…
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Environmental groups lose petition to tighten state ozone regulations
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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Colorado eyes pollution regulation expansion on landfill methane emissions
Methane from solid waste landfills has become the focus of a new regulatory effort by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The health agency is proposing to implement rules for landfill methane emissions that go above and beyond Environmental Protection Agency regulations mandating emissions controls for larger landfills. Last month, health department board…
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Denver ozone downgraded to ‘severe’ by EPA, but carbon monoxide levels are low
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While the Denver Metro/North Front Range ozone non-attainment area was recently downgraded to “severe” by the Environmental Protection Agency, pretty much the entire Front Range — from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins — is on the cusp of escaping the eye of the EPA regarding outdoor…
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Environmentalists file lawsuit against Suncor refinery claiming government inaction on pollution
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit against the Suncor refinery in Commerce City under a provision of the federal Clean Air Act allowing citizens to seek a court ruling requiring a polluter to comply with the CAA if the EPA and state…
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EPA issues Colorado $328.7 million in grants for community climate pollution reduction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Colorado pollution reduction grants totaling $328.7 million from the federal Inflation Reduction Act to the Denver Regional Council of Governments and the Colorado Energy Office Monday. “Colorado continues to lead the nation in climate initiatives that reduce air pollution,…
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Denver dodges any reformulated gas-driven price jump
Denver and Northeastern Colorado so far has dodged a huge jump in gasoline prices since the Environmental Protection Agency imposed a reformulated gasoline mandate for metro Denver resulting from the region’s failure to meet federal air quality standards. The reformulated gas mandate began on June 1. According to AAA, in both Denver and statewide, the…
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EPA settles with landowner over Gold King Mine disaster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Environmental Protection Agency contractors caused a blowout at the Gold King Mine above Silverton in 2015, releasing 3 million gallons of acid mine waste and 800,000 pounds of heavy metals into Cement Creek and the Animas River. Nine years later, Todd Hennis — who…