Tag: Epa
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50 cents more per gallon? EPA mandate for gas to hit Denver motorists this summer
Gasoline in the metro Denver area is about to get a lot more expensive come June 1 — as much as 51 cents to $1 more per gallon, depending on who is asked. And Gov. Jared Polis said that threatens Colorado’s fuel supply and might result in “shortages at the pump.” Motorists in what’s called the…
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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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Colorado joins multi-state coalition to defend EPA methane rule
Battle lines have been drawn in a fight between oil-producing red states and environmentally-driven blue states over a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency. Critics say is an unauthorized expansion of the EPA’s regulatory authority. But proponents said it’s important to control pollution from methane emissions. Led by the attorneys general of Texas and…
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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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Colorado wins $1.9 million Wildfire Smoke Preparedness in Community Buildings grant
Smoke from enormous wildfires in Canada last summer sent choking clouds of smoke over much of the nation, including Colorado. On May 20, 2023, the Colorado Department of Health and Environment issued an air quality health advisory for Northeast Colorado. Denver, for a time, registered in the top-five worst air quality ratings in the world…
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Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport transitions to unleaded aviation fuel
The Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield is angling to be the first airport in the state to fully eliminate leaded aviation fuel by 2027 — three years ahead of a Federal Aviation Administration deadline. The third busiest airport in the state, Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport operates with more than 400 aircraft and 50 businesses.…
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Weld County oil drilling wastewater company agrees to clean up air pollution problems
State air pollution authorities forged an agreement to reduce ozone-causing emissions from two oil-and-gas wastewater disposal sites. The settlement with Expedition Water Solutions includes more than $500,000 in penalties and requirements to install new pollution control and monitoring equipment at its Kersey and Platteville well sites in Weld County, according to a news release. The…
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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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EPA sends Suncor air pollution permit back to the drawing board
A final air pollution permit issued to the Suncor refinery in Commerce City by state officials that was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency has been sent back to the drawing board by the EPA for a second time. In Feb. 2022, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment sent a long-delayed air pollution…
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AG Weiser joins Colorado with 22 other states over 3M PFAS settlement
Colorado has joined a multi-state coalition of 22 attorneys general opposing a proposed class-action settlement with the 3M Company over the decades-long use of so-called “forever chemicals” in consumer products and firefighting foams. Attorney General Phil Weiser announced his opposition to the proposed settlement, saying it fails to adequately hold the company accountable for “contaminating…