Emphysema is considered a smoker’s disease. But it turns out, exposure to air pollution may lead to the same changes in the lung that give rise to emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) according to an August 13, 2019 report from NPR. A new study published August 13th in The Journal of the American […]

Denver and nearby counties of northern Colorado’s urban corridor failed to meet federal ozone pollution standards, and the state will have to come up with a new plan to clean up the air, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on August 8th according to an August 9, 2019 Associated Press report. The move was expected […]

An August 24, 2019 Trinity Consultants report offers insight into what controls may be required of Colorado facility and engine owners within EPA’s serious non-attainment area. What’s About to Happen? Among the various impacts from the new classification are lower emission thresholds for permitting requirements for new or modified sources, and more stringent controls for […]

The Trump administration is readying a plan to end direct federal regulation of methane leaks from oil and gas facilities, even as some energy companies insist they don’t want the relief according to an August 14, 2019 Bloomberg report. A draft proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency would prevent the federal government from directly targeting […]

Obama-era ozone standards that sparked years of litigation will largely remain in place after federal judges on August 23rd rejected a variety of legal challenges according to an Energy and Environmental News report. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld most of EPA’s 2015 thresholds for ground-level ozone, which set […]