The Center for Biological Diversity and 350 Colorado sued Gov. Jared Polis’s administration for failing to ensure two oil and gas facilities in the Denver metro area are complying with state and federal clean air laws.
Both facilities are considered major sources of air pollution and collectively release thousands of tons of toxic emissions, including nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and benzene. The facilities are in communities disproportionately harmed by air pollution and contribute to unhealthy ozone levels in the Denver area.
“The Polis administration is effectively giving the oil and gas industry a free pass to pollute,” said Jeremy Nichols, a senior advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “For the health of Coloradans, the state’s foot dragging has to stop. Polluters need to be held to modern pollution control standards so their neighbors can stop choking on these filthy emissions.”…