emissions laws and regulations
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Colorado allows big polluters to buy credits as it mandates local engagement
Colorado air quality regulators on Friday decided to require major industrial plants to hold in-person meetings with nearby communities and to cut certain pollutants on site. The same rules allow those plants to meet most of their greenhouse gas targets by buying credits instead of reducing emissions at the facilities. The Colorado Air Quality Control…
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Colorado lawmakers kill bill to lower emissions mandates for victims of catalytic converter theft
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 federal emissions standards, but not Colorado’s stricter state standards. This…