Sam Peña is a multimedia journalist at Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — A Colorado nonprofit is calling for changes to the United States Environmental Protection Agency's policies after it conducted a study of the pollution in Commerce City.
Commerce City is no stranger to high pollution levels, particularly due to the Suncor Energy refinery. The EPA found that the Commerce City refinery produces more pollution than 11 similar refineries in the United States. "What is most concerning is that the state that is supposed to be protecting the community isn't protecting them," said Martinez.
"Acts like the Clean Air Act and the Water Quality Act are antiquated," said Guadalupe Solís, the executive director of environmental justice at Cultivando.
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