Tag: Methane
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Air pollution regulators increase regulations on natural gas-powered equipment controls
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Colorado air pollution regulators imposed hard deadlines on the oil and gas industry Friday for replacing all control devices that are powered by compressed natural gas. The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to require all methane-operated pneumatic controllers and pumps be replaced by March 2029. Devices located in the Denver metro/Front Range ozone…
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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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Colorado health authorities take on landfill methane emissions
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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is addressing the methane generated by landfill decomposition. On Wednesday, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the department will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss forthcoming landfill methane emissions rules. To register for the public information meeting to learn more about the concept and requirements of…
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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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Feds invest in Nobel Prize winning technology developed at CU Boulder
A Boulder company just landed federal funding to further develop Nobel Prize winning technology that continuously detects and quantifies methane emitted by oil and gas facilities using a laser that interacts only with methane gas molecules. The U.S. Department of Energy issued a $189 million conditional loan commitment on Jan. 5 to LongPath Technologies, Inc.…
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Denver-based Bayswater increases oil and gas holdings in Weld County
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Denver-based oil and gas company Bayswater Exploration & Production inked a deal to secure more acreage and drills in the Denver Julesburg Basin in Weld County, according to a news release. The “asset purchase agreement” with Nickel Road Operating LLC includes 2,752 net leasehold acres, 161 net mineral acres and 17 producing wells. All are…
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High summertime ozone levels in Denver metro could mean higher gasoline cost
High summertime levels of ozone in Denver metro and the North Front Range may soon trigger higher costs for gasoline and other products and more restrictions on emissions of ozone-creating precursor compounds from industries, according to a new draft report from the metropolitan’s air quality planning agency. A hike in gasoline prices to pay for…
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Denver considers new fee-based waste diversion program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is considering expanding its residential waste services to provide weekly recycling and composting services to all customers with a new leveled fee structure. The program would charge residents in single-family homes and small multifamily buildings a different amount monthly based on the size of…