Tag: Suncor Refinery
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Congresswoman seeks answers on Commerce City train derailment
U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo wants answers from BNSF about why a freight train derailed near the active SunCor Refinery in June. The incident happened more than two weeks ago and there’s still little information as to what happened, according to the Thornton Democrat. Caraveo wrote a letter to BNSF President and CEO Katie Farmer noting…
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Denver mayor’s race: Johnston and Brough clash at Denver Foundation forum
Kelly Brough and Mike Johnston disagreed over how Denver can combat climate change and fix it’s maligned permitting department during one of the first mayoral forums of the runoff season on Monday evening. They were not allowed rebuttals but managed to set themselves apart early — something experts told the Denver Gazette they’d need to…
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Air pollution emissions spike from Suncor’s Commerce City refinery detected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to add a response from Suncor received Friday. A large spike in levels of sulfur dioxide emitted from Suncor’s Commerce City refinery was detected by air monitoring equipment north of the refinery at 5:18 a.m. Wednesday, according to…
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Commerce City’s Suncor refinery faces new pollution regulations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Suncor refinery in Commerce City is facing new pollution control standards from the state as the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division moves forward on updating long-expired air pollution permits that Suncor applied to renew in 2010 and 2016. Under Title V of the 1990…