Tag: Regional Air Quality Council
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EDITORIAL: Misplaced blame for Colorado’s ozone woes
Colorado’s Front Range air quality problem is real. The smog often obstructs our view of the state’s natural beauty while impacting health conditions. Yet even as regulators target oil and gas development as the presumed source, the real ozone culprits are Colorado’s natural geography and out-of-state pollution — not the industry they’re eager to blame.…
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Denver councilmember wants to see city move away from gas powered landscaping equipment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Councilmember Sarah Parady requested a second delay on voting for a trio of contracts worth $25.5 million that would pay for upgrades and replacements to Denver Parks and Recreation landscaping, gardening and golf course maintenance equipment. The first-term councilmember previously called the three contracts…
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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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What’s next for Colorado’s controversial commuter reduction plan
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s controversial plan to reduce single-occupied vehicle commutes among metro Denver’s large companies isn’t dead, but it’s taken on a new life. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment’s Air Quality Control Commission stood poised to finalize a whole slew of regulations that would have…
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Boulder Valley School District becomes first in state to use all-electric school bus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder Valley School District received an all-electric school bus Wednesday, becoming the first district in Colorado to add an electric bus to its fleet. The Blue Bird Vision bus is an environmentally sustainable method,…