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RTD’s two-month Zero Fare for Better Air program ends Thursday
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The Regional Transportation District’s “Zero Fare for Better Air” free transit ozone reduction initiative will end as of midnight Thursday . The state-funded program – which expanded by one month this year – provided no-cost access to all RTD’s services during the months of July and August. The collaborative, statewide initiative was funded through a…
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Ozone control bill headed for Polis’ signature
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A heavily amended bill now awaiting Gov. Jared Polis’ signature intended to cut down on ozone pollution makes major changes critics said would result in far-reaching repercussions. They allege it would handicap not just the oil and gas industry, but also other companies in Colorado – and do little to reduce summertime ozone. The bill’s…
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Colorado’s emissions bill abandons trip reduction plan, expands ozone pollution regulations
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A modified version of a sweeping emissions regulation proposal would let the state deny or revoke any construction permit over modifications that increases ozone pollution by any amount. The bill’s sponsors argue the legislation is necessary because Coloradans, particularly people of color and residents of low-income communities, have long suffered from high levels of ozone pollution,…
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Industry critics: Proposed legislation threatens to limit oil & gas industry in Colorado
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A new bill just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives threatens to “functionally prohibit new permitting for most industrial processes in the state,” the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute Colorado asserted on Friday. House Bill 23-1294, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Bacon and Jenny Wilford and co-sponsored by Sen. Faith…
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Pollution-producing oil storage tank site shut down by state regulators
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An oil storage tank installation in Larimer County was ordered shut down Thursday by state air pollution regulators after what it says are repeated failures to control leakage of noxious vapors from the site that residential neighbors say are both annoying and harmful to their health. Rural green transit projects win $51 million in federal…
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Metro Denver to pay more at the gas pump – unless Polis persuades EPA to delay air quality downgrade
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Denver metro and northern Front Range Coloradans will be paying for more expensive gasoline – unless Gov. Jared Polis decides to ask the federal government to reconsider a pending downgrade of the regional air quality compliance rating. Polis faced a similar situation in 2019, when the Environmental Protection Agency also downgraded the region’s air quality…
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Regional Transportation District to offer free fares in August to reduce ozone pollution
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The Regional Transportation District will eliminate ridership fares in August in an attempt to reduce ground-level ozone. The Zero Fare for Better Air program aims to incentivize Coloradans to ditch their vehicles and take the train or bus, transit officials said. Colorado’s high ozone season is between Aug. 1 and Aug. 31, according to the…
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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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SPONSORED CONTENT: Colorado leads in reducing air emissions, ozone problems
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Colorado has led the nation in reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a partnership between government officials and the energy industry. “It is worth noting that ozone levels have remained relatively flat over the last decade or two, yet we’ve seen tremendous growth in Colorado,” said Will Allison, the state’s Director of the Air Pollution Control…
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We all play a part in improving Colorado’s air quality
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Colorado’s Front Range stands at the brink of being bumped from “moderate” to “serious” nonattainment of the 75 parts per billion ozone standard issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2008. If Metro Denver and the northern Front Range do not meet the standard this summer, the bump-up to “serious” nonattainment could have significant…
