environmental protection agency
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Denver receives grant funding from EPA for brownfield improvements
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Denver will receive a $500,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant to advance cleanup and revitalization of properties along the Federal Boulevard Corridor. Priority sites include a former college campus, a vacant commercial property and a former gas station. Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment as well as Denver Economic…
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Colorado passes sweeping new regulations for oil, gas development
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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission this month passed sweeping regulations that officials say will cost oil and gas producers tens of millions of dollars per year in order to comply with the state’s emissions goals. The state Air Pollution Control Division wants the oil and gas industry to reduce its emissions by 36% by…
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Democrats hit Trump’s EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks
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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change “a huge issue” but not the “greatest crisis” and drew fire from Democrats at his confirmation hearing over the regulatory rollbacks he’s made in six months as the agency’s acting administrator. Republicans on the GOP-majority Senate Environment and…
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Trump administration moves to rescind Waters of the US rule, cheered by farmers, booed by environmentalists
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The Trump administration this week began the process of rescinding the controversial Waters of the USA (WOTUS) rule, part of the federal Clean Water Act, to the delight of the agricultural community – and to the dismay of environmentalists and other clear water advocates. The 1972 Clean Water Act set up a structure regulating pollution discharge…
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DeGette seeks answers from EPA on climate enforcement policies
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette has added to the political and legal pressure Colorado is putting on the Trump administration over climate change policy. DeGette, D-Denver, this week joined two Democratic leaders in Congress in writing a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency requesting information about why the agency is lessening its enforcement of…
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FEEDBACK | EPA’s rollback of methane standards is wrong for Colorado
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People visit and have moved to our beautiful state of Colorado for the outdoors and the clean, fresh mountain air that accompanies it. I would love to keep our state beautiful, pristine, and appealing for both visitors and residents. The Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Performance Standards, which have been active for almost a year,…
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More state control of wildlife conservation examined at U.S. Senate hearing
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WASHINGTON – A U.S. Senate committee is considering legislative options to boost support for state programs to protect threatened wildlife like the sage grouse. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday to examine state conservation and wildlife management programs. The hearing was partly a response to complaints by state officials –…
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BIDLACK | Let’s celebrate science — and common sense — for a change
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Well, it’s Friday and so I’m guessing you may well be expecting a column on Judge Kavanaugh. And I think there are very important things to be said about this important nomination. But I’m not going to be the one to say them (Ed: yay!). Instead, I’m giving you a break from that Washington nightmare…
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Colorado follows a different drummer on federal emission rules
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WASHINGTON – The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment set itself on a collision course with the Trump administration this month when it proposed adopting the California standards for low emission vehicles. The Trump administration wants to largely abandon Obama-era Clean Air Act emission standards, but some environmentally-conscious states want to keep them. So…
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There’s plenty of community-based support for cleaner air in Colorado
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Three years ago, a small group of local governments forged a coalition to push for stronger climate protection policies in Colorado. That coalition, Colorado Communities for Climate Action, is now 20 communities strong. Our member jurisdictions span the Western Slope and the Front Range, municipalities and counties, resort towns and suburbs. They share a commitment…
