Tag:Environmental Protection Agency

Biden Administration Expected to Bring Change to Environmental Policy

Joe Biden's EPA will face a daunting task in restoring the nation’s system of environmental regulation and confronting a climate crisis.

Gross Reservoir Expansion Proposal Presents Water Demand, Environmental Concerns

“In the West, when you touch water, you touch everything.” Legend has it that Wayne Aspinall, the congressman who represented Colorado’s Western Slope during...

Rocky Flats Becomes National Environmental Crisis

Following WWII, the U.S. selected Dow Chemical to break ground on a centrally located site in Arvada for parts production to support an increase...

Colorado Sues Federal Government over Clean Water Act Rule

Colorado on May 22 sued the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a new federal government rule the state...

EPA’s COVID-19 Enforcement Policy ‘Not a License to Pollute’

The Environmental Protection Agency on March 26 announced a temporary policy of relaxed enforcement of some environmental legal obligations due to COVID-19.  The policy, which...

Lawsuit Challenges Colorado’s New Vehicle Standards 

A lawsuit filed Oct. 29 in Denver District Court could lead to Colorado’s Zero Emission Vehicle standards being revoked.  The Colorado ZEV standard requires a...

Could Zero-Emission Mandates Be on the Bubble?

Last week, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission approved a compromise to adopt California’s zero-emission vehicle requirements after a hearing that lasted from Tuesday to...

Supreme Court Muddies Waters for EPA Water Rule

States seeking to maintain control over waters within their borders saw a victory from the U.S. Supreme Court last week. The Supreme Court on Jan....