Metro Denver and northern Front Range have failed another federal air quality benchmark that could have long-term implications for consumer gas prices, permitting rules for businesses and health ca…
Carl Eklund, left, and Gene Tsalyuk, with dog Olive, briefly relax on a bench overlooking Smith Lake at Washington Park in Denver on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. On a steamy day with poor air quality from the Canadian wildfire smoke, very few people were outside at Washington Park on Wednesday.
The EPA is now reclassifying Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson and a portion of Larimer counties as being in serious violation of that 2015 standard after previously being considered in moderate violation, according to a notice published Wednesday in Gov. Jared Polis voluntarily asked for the latest downgrade in June, the Federal Register notice stated. Becker’s letter said no executive orders or public hearings were necessary for her to approve the change.
Also, more companies are required to apply for federal permits that regulate how much pollution they can release into the air, and that costs businesses money.Suncor’s Commerce City refinery violated Clean Air Act by releasing too much pollution, feds say
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