Major Colorado commission will hold hearings under new procedural rules
In an effort to create more public participation in rulemaking and to improve transparency in the process, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted Friday…
Energy & Environment
Regulators’ coming decisions could determine future of carbon capture in Colorado
Colorado is about to begin setting rules for companies seeking to pump carbon dioxide underground — a new technology that state leaders call necessary to…
Five air contaminants singled out for additional regulation
Colorado air-quality regulators have identified five priority toxic air contaminants for which they will propose more stringent regulations, including ones emitted from combustion engines, medical-device…
New rules would limit use of fresh water in oil-and-gas operations
To reduce the amount of fresh water used in oil-and-gas drilling, operators must ensure a certain percentage of water they are using in extraction is…
Both industry, environmentalists frustrated with final cumulative-impacts rules
Colorado regulators officially enacted new rules this week to limit the cumulative impacts of multiple emissions-producing projects on a single area — and, in doing…
Colorado regulators appear to reach consensus on cumulative-impacts regulations
After four weeks of testimony and debate, Colorado regulators seem to have aligned on new cumulative-impacts rules that will require more protections from oil and…
Packaging producers face deadline to register for new recycling program
In just two weeks, any substantially sized company that produces packaging sold within Colorado — from plastic to glass to wood — must be registered…
State regulators on verge of passing new cumulative-impact requirements on oil-and-gas projects
Colorado regulators are debating an “enormous” set of regulations that will require consideration of the cumulative impacts of any new or expanded oil-and-gas project on…
Colorado offers proposed emissions-cutting rules for key energy sector
Colorado officials are advancing rules to cut carbon emissions in yet another sector — this time in the midstream sector of the oil and gas…
AQCC to remove regulations after Colorado maintains attainment of one EPA standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is ending mandates on Colorado regarding one hazardous substance — albeit not the high-profile one that has garnered the attention…