Tag: Epa
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Colorado’s haze lawsuit tests coal plant closure | ANALYSIS
Colorado is asking a federal appeals court to overturn the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject the state’s plan to reduce haze at national parks and wilderness areas. At the center of the fight is a straightforward but difficult question: Can the federal government use air quality rules to force a power plant to…
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EPA proposes more flexibility in coal ash rules as Colorado sites face ongoing cleanup
The Valmont power station east of Boulder remains a high-profile example of cleanup challenges at older sites The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed changes to federal coal ash regulations that would give utilities and state authorities more site-specific options for managing the toxic byproducts of coal-burning power plants at disposal sites created prior to federal…
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Colorado Attorney General, environmental groups challenge EPA rejection of state’s haze plan
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and several environmental organizations have filed separate petitions in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject Colorado’s regional haze plan. The plan included proposals to retire coal plants and impose emission limits on industrial sources to improve visibility in…
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EPA rejects Colorado’s plan to tie coal plant shutdowns to cleaner skies
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Federal air quality regulators on Friday rejected Colorado’s latest haze-reduction plan, saying the state wrongly tried to force coal-fired power plants to close early as part of efforts to clear up views in national parks and wilderness areas. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled that Colorado’s 2022 plan did not properly prove the forced shutdowns…
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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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Public input sessions on Colorado military generator emissions scheduled
The military has more than 160 stationary backup generators in the Denver Metro North Front Range region
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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…