Tag: suncor energy
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Environmental groups file motion to intervene in lawsuit against state over air pollution monitoring
Community and environmental groups in the area around the Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Suncor against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division. GreenLatinos, the Elyria-Swansea Neighborhood Association, Healthy Air and Water Colorado, Womxn from the Mountain, Conservation Colorado…
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Suncor Energy sues state over rejected air pollution monitoring plan
Suncor Energy Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division asking a judge to overturn the division’s Aug. 12 rejection of the company’s fenceline air pollution monitoring proposal for its Commerce City refinery. The company argues the monitoring plan it submitted meets the requirements set…
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Adams County becomes minority majority, works to update heavy industry image
For the first time in its history, Adams County has become an area where minority residents outnumber the Caucasian population, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Adams joins Costilla, Conejos and Alamosa counties as the only ones in Colorado with a minority population larger than its white majority. The average Colorado County is…
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Small amount of oil sheen found in Sand Creek
A small amount of oil sheen was discovered in Sand Creek near Suncor Energy in Commerce City Saturday morning. Suncor officials observed the oil sheen in Sand Creek at 10 a.m. and prompted their emergency response and environmental teams to respond, according to a release from the company. The teams installed booms in the creek in…
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Small amount of oil sheen found in Colorado creek
A small amount of oil sheen was discovered in Sand Creek near Suncor Energy in Commerce City Saturday morning. Suncor officials observed the oil sheen in Sand Creek at 10 a.m. and prompted their emergency response and environmental teams to respond, according to a release from the company. The teams installed booms in the creek in…
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Boulder’s climate liability lawsuit will not move to Denver, judge rules
The lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor Energy will continue in Boulder District Court after Judge Judith LaBuda denied Suncor Energy’s motion to move the case to Denver. The climate liability lawsuit was filed in April 2018 by the city and county of Boulder and San Miguel County, demanding that the two oil companies pay their fair…