On July 20, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Air Pollution Control Division announced passage of a groundbreaking greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity verification rule. Approved unanimously by the…
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Colorado Adopts First-of-its-Kind Measures to Verify Oil & Gas GHG Emissions
New Colorado Rule Addresses Air Pollution in Disproportionately Impacted Communities
Last week, the Air Quality Commission of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment adopted a new rule that enhances modeling and monitoring requirements for new or modified air pollution…
Colorado and Region 8 Partner in EJ & Enforcement Workplan
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and U.S. EPA Region 8 have released a final workplan to implement a 2022 Memorandum of Understanding on Advancing Environmental Justice…
Colorado and U.S. EPA Seek Feedback on Draft Work Plan on EJ & Enforcement
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and U.S. EPA seek public feedback by November 22 on a draft work plan to implement a March memorandum of understanding (MOU)…
State Innovation Video 2022: Colorado Water Quality & Equity at the Suncor Refinery
ECOS State Survey on Offsite Compliance Monitoring: A Summary of Findings
This ECOS Green Report highlights the utility of off-site compliance monitoring (OfCM), including the use of virtual walkthroughs to supplement but not supplant onsite inspection activities. Based on the results…
More Than a Third of States Sign on to Ambitious EV Action Plan
Last week, 17 states, the District of Columbia (DC), and Quebec agreed to a Multi-State Action Plan that aims to “translate commitment into action” by accelerating the market for zero-emission…
Colorado Invites Public to Test EnviroScreen
Colorado EnviroScreen is CO’s new, interactive environmental justice (EJ) mapping tool under development by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) and a team from Colorado State University.…
Colorado Forges Climate Equity Framework and Develops Data Viewer
The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) on January 14 released the final version of its Climate Equity Framework, which lays out specific actions for CDPHE to guide…