forever chemicals
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Adams County water district may proceed with cost-recovery lawsuit against Denver for contamination
A federal judge rejected Denver’s arguments last week for pausing or dismissing a lawsuit brought by an Adams County special district seeking to recover its costs for addressing water contamination as a result of Denver firefighting activities. In January, the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District, which serves around 75,000 people in Commerce City…
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Carbon capture pipelines have struggled, but Nebraska project finds success | OUT WEST ROUNDUP
NORTH DAKOTA Carbon capture pipeline opens BISMARCK — A multi-state carbon capture pipeline began operating in September, reducing emissions from Midwest ethanol plants and carrying that carbon dioxide gas to be forever buried underground in Wyoming — an achievement after years of complaints, lawsuits and legislation blocked similar efforts by other companies. Other projects prompted…
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Water district plans for new filtration system to eliminate ‘forever’ chemicals, follow EPA advisory
The South Adams County Water and Sanitation District plans to build a new filtration system to catch “forever chemicals” that may be undetectable, even as the district noted that the Environmental Protection Agency has “moved the goalposts.” The district said it hired a leading environmental and construction services firm, Brown and Caldwell, to design a new…