Tag: Emissions
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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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EPA issues Colorado $328.7 million in grants for community climate pollution reduction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Colorado pollution reduction grants totaling $328.7 million from the federal Inflation Reduction Act to the Denver Regional Council of Governments and the Colorado Energy Office Monday. “Colorado continues to lead the nation in climate initiatives that reduce air pollution,…
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Gas-powered lawn, garden equipment on Colorado’s air pollution chopping block
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s air quality regulator is considering a new rule that seeks to curb emissions from gas-powered lawn and garden equipment and prohibit their use by government entities — or their contractors — for three months of the year. The prohibition’s timing is meant to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Colorado lawmakers kill bill to lower emissions mandates for victims of catalytic converter theft
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill seeking to lower emissions requirements for replacement catalytic converters when the original converter is stolen was shut down by a state committee Thursday. House Bill 1038 would have allowed victims of catalytic converter theft to use a replacement catalytic converter that complies with…
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EDITORIAL: Forced electric cars harm our planet and humanity
California outlawed new gasoline cars last week beginning in 2035. This is the latest in the far-left’s war on minorities, the poor and the environment. Colorado likely will follow suit to further appease the easily fooled “environmental” professional class. “California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars: The decision … will very likely speed…
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Free public transit month ends with ridership up throughout Colorado
Coloradans began paying for public transportation again on Thursday after transit agencies ended a month-long program that suspended fares in August to promote low-emission methods of travel. The Zero Fare for Better Air program was a month-long pilot involving nearly three dozen transit agencies, including the Regional Transportation District and local agencies from Greeley to…
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Colorado uses new technology to monitor air pollution
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado‘s health department is using new technology to monitor air pollution throughout the state, already resulting in enforcement action against polluters. The Department of Public Health and Environment announced the new technology on Wednesday, described as a trailer that continuously measures emissions by parking at…
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Denver petroleum refinery launches air pollution monitor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Suncor Energy, a petroleum company with a refinery in commerce city, launched a new air monitoring system Monday designed to track the company’s emissions and share that information online, a company news release announced. The…
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First round of aerial emissions surveys completed over Boulder, Weld, Larimer counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The state health department completed its first round of airborne surveys this week, monitoring emission at major oil and gas sites in Boulder, Weld and Larimer counties. The aerial surveys are being funded by a…
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Boulder company poised to capitalize on state’s new rules
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Commuter data company Commutifi seems perfectly positioned to help large Colorado companies navigate new rules being set by the state’s health department to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from employee commuters. The Boulder-based company has already developed an online calculator businesses can use to see if…