Environmental advocates call for state to take stronger actions to improve Colorado's air quality. via Meghan_Lopez
DENVER — The hearings will start with public input before the commission votes on whether the plan should be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency for its approval.
This year, the Front Range was downgraded from a serious violator of the standards to a severe violator, the second worst level.However, it will miss a 2024 deadline to reach the more stringent 2015 standards with the current strategy. She would like to see the state take action to limit gas-powered lawn and garden equipment, which her report found contributes to high levels of ground-level ozone pollution.Last month, air pollution regulators announced their intentions to withdraw part of the ozone air plan after discovering that they significantly underestimated oil and gas emissions.
A group of about a dozen advocates stood outside the CDPHE headquarters Tuesday with signs to demand more be done, sharing their stories of how poor air quality has affected their health. Nikie Day from the Black Parents United Foundation, meanwhile, says she too suffers from asthma along with her son and she knows this disproportionately affect minorities in the state who live in areas with worse air quality.
In a statement, CDPHE said it is looking for even more ways to improve the state’s air quality beyond the SIP.
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