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Obama Administration Takes Needed First Step to Protect Our Health and Environment from Fracking Air Pollution

Today the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new national standards to curb dangerous air pollution from gas drilling operations. Environment America praised the measure as an important first step in addressing the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing.

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Obama Administration to Protect Americans’ Health by Setting Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed historic new limits on carbon pollution from new power plants.  Carbon pollution fuels global warming, which leads to poor air quality that triggers asthma attacks and other respiratory problems.  Scientists also predict that global warming will lead to more devastating floods, more deadly heat waves and the spread of infectious diseases.

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Sens. Udall and Bennet Introduce Bill for Wind Power and Thank Environment Colorado

Colorado’s U.S. Senators Udall and Bennet joined a bipartisan group of five other senators in introducing the American Energy and Job Promotion Act, S. 2201, which extends the wind energy production tax credit for two years.

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Environment Colorado Comments on the State of the Union

Last night, President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address to Congress.

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New Report Data: Colorado Keeping Ahead of EPA on Mercury Pollution

A Colorado plan up for final approval in the state legislature will cut the state’s mercury emissions 10% according to data in the new Environment Colorado report Dirty Energy’s Assault on our Health: Mercury.  The state’s plan, to phase out several old coal-burning plants, is completed only months before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to propose a standard by March to limit mercury and other toxic air pollution from power plants nationwide.

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Utilities Commission issues landmark Clean Air, Clean Jobs decision Children, families can breathe easier along the Front Range, yet one critical issue remains

In a bipartisan, unanimous decision, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) indicated their intention in deliberations today to approve a plan under the landmark “Clean Air, Clean Jobs” Act that would retire 4 Denver-metro coal-fired power units and switch the remaining unit to burning natural gas. Regulators have worked for eight months to implement the Act, which passed the legislature last spring, and created a framework for replacing old, inefficient and dirty coal-fired power generation with cleaner energy solutions that provide for healthier air and clean energy jobs for Colorado. 

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Commission deliberates on landmark Clean Air Plan

The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) began deliberations this afternoon to approve a plan under the landmark “Clean Air, Clean Jobs” Act. Regulators have worked for eight months to implement the Act, which passed the legislature last spring, and created a framework for replacing old, inefficient and dirty coal-fired power generation with cleaner energy solutions that provide for healthier air and clean energy jobs for Colorado.

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Parents, kids put Clean Air at the top of holiday wish lists on eve of coal plant decision

Families gathered around Santa outside of the Denver Pavilions Mall Sunday morning asking for Clean Air for Colorado this holiday season. Citing grave concerns about children’s health, parents and kids asked Santa to ensure that the oldest, dirtiest coal plants in Colorado finally got replaced. After hearing their wishes, the Mining Association got singled out on the naughty list for opposing landmark clean air efforts, and the costumed Santa delivered industry headquarters a surprise lump of coal.

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Classic muscle cars join the pack in leading nation towards new fuel efficiency standards

Under backdrop of 100% electric classic muscle cars and VW Beetles, local officials, businesses and environmental groups call for higher clean cars and cost savings at the pump

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