Colorado’s air is not as clean as it may seem, and the youngest lungs among us are paying the price. I witness the consequences of Colorado’s inadequate action on air quality daily as a pediatric lung specialist.
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CO Communities That Already Host Air-Polluting Facilities Could Suffer Under Proposed Air Quality Rule, Say Environmentalists
On Monday, Colorado air quality regulators released the latest draft of rules intended to hold polluters across the state accountable for releasing harmful toxins into the air. Environmental activists worry that communities facing the greatest threat — where many high-polluting facilities exist — might be unduly harmed by allowances in the rules for companies to shift greenhouse gas emission reductions to other facilities they own.
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Polis Signs Scaled-Back Ozone Bill: Oil & Gas Industry Criticize, Enviro Activists Celebrate
Earlier this month, Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) signed a bill into law that’s intended to decrease ozone pollution stemming from oil and gas production in Colorado and establish an interim legislative committee to investigate solutions to the poor air quality affecting parts of Colorado.
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After Merger with Anadarko, Will Occidental Petroleum Support Efforts to Curb Methane Pollution?
Now that Occidental Petroleum has finalized its $38 billion takeover of Anadarko, Oxy must answer whether, in addition to assets and employees, it acquired Anadarko’s stated commitment to work with state regulators to move common sense, urgently needed rules to cut methane leaks and releases from industry operations.
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Colorado lawmaker thinks green trees plus blue sky equals no climate change
Colorado state Sen. Ray Scott, a Republican from Grand Junction, is well known for his “drill, baby, drill” approach to energy policy and disdain for renewables.