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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Pruitt’s political future uncertain back home in Oklahoma
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Oklahoma Pruitt’s political future uncertain back home OKLAHOMA CITY – Scott Pruitt’s tenure as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency ended with his resignation, but political experts in his home state of Oklahoma say he could continue his career in public office. The path could lead him back to Washington. Pruitt, a former Oklahoma…
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OUT WEST ROUNDUP | Bullock tells Montana contractors to report ‘dark money’
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Montana Bullock tells Montana contractors to report ‘dark money’ spending HELENA, Montana – Montana Gov. Steve Bullock signed a first-of-its-kind executive order last week to require many state government contractors to report their political contributions, even those to so-called “dark money” groups that don’t have to disclose donors under federal law. Bullock said the measure…
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Pruitt to conservatives in Denver: EPA is no longer a ‘bastion of liberalism’
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Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, spoke to a friendly crowd Friday night at the Western Conservative Summit in Denver, touting President Donald Trump’s accomplishments in reversing environmental regulations imposed by the previous Obama administration. We are living in transformational times, Pruitt told the audience: “God places responsibility on us to…
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Denver’s ozone pollution prompts environmental policy concerns
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – An Environmental Protection Agency announcement Tuesday declaring Denver to be out of compliance with federal ozone standards is being used by some Colorado political leaders and environmentalists to criticize the Trump administration. The designation means Colorado officials must put together a plan to explain how they will meet federal air quality standards.…
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Bennet, Democratic lawmakers demand ouster of embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt
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U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet is among the lead sponsors of a resolution introduced Wednesday calling on Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to resign, the same day White House budget officials opened an investigation into the decision to install a $43,000 soundproof phone booth in Pruitt’s office. The measure, signed by 170 Democratic lawmakers, slams…
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IN RESPONSE | Coloradans shouldn’t have to pay more at the pump
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(Re: “THE PODIUM | Don’t impose cookie-cutter California air standards on Colorado,” March 15.) As soon as next week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin a process, which over the coming months, could dramatically scale back vehicle fuel economy standards. These proposed changes to EPA’s 2016 GHG emissions, followed by a…
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IN RESPONSE: Denver council members way off base in claims about EPA
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A recent article posted on the Colorado Politics website entitled, “Denver Superfund sites, environmental protections, threatened under EPA budget cuts, city councilwomen say,” attributes to two Denver City Council members the assertion that, ” … proposed budget trimming would threaten cleanup and maintenance of several hazardous waste Superfund sites in Denver.” This claim is inaccurate…
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Q&A with Dan Haley: On Colorado’s battleground — and sometimes common ground — over oil and gas
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News folk tend to develop an unusual skill: They can take heat while shedding light. Maybe that’s why the Colorado Oil & Gas Association hired Dan Haley a few years ago to be its president and CEO. The career journalist and esteemed former editorial page editor of the Denver Post doesn’t shy away from a dust-up,…
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Denver Superfund sites, environmental protections, threatened under EPA budget cuts, city councilwomen say
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Proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget would threaten on-going environmental protection efforts in Denver – particularly Superfund site cleanup and maintenance – two Denver city councilwomen say. The two council members, Robin Kniech and Debbie Ortega, penned a post last week on the city’s website detailing their concerns about the cuts to…
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Oil and gas industry to work harder on reducing methane emissions, but still lags behind Colorado, expert says
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A coalition of some of the nation’s largest natural gas producers announced a new initiative this week to reduce methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. A handful of Colorado’s top oil and natural gas operators have so far signed up participate in the program, according to a list provided by the American Petroleum Institute.…
