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City fracking ban unlikely
January 16, 2013 1:04 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Energy companies may soon be drilling for oil and natural gas near Colorado Springs neighborhoods. City Council held a work session Tuesday hear from members of the state oil and gas commission about new environmental restrictions on drilling. Oil companies have expressed interest in drilling wells... more » -
Mercury filters installed at many dentist offices
May 16, 2012 1:34 PM
If you have fillings in your teeth, you have a form of mercury in your mouth. At the dentist office that mercury can wash down the drain and out into the environment, which is a major pollution hazard. Those at Pueblo's Health Department have been working for the past two... more » -
Deal would speed cuts in western coal pollution
June 19, 2011 11:49 AM
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Aging coal-fired power plants across the West could be forced to install costly pollution control equipment under a new agreement between federal regulators and environmentalists. Many utilities already have cut air emissions in recent years to meet health standards. Next up are even deeper cuts... more » -
Pueblo tries to reduce storm drain trash
January 13, 2011 1:55 PM
The City of Pueblo Stormwater Division will host a seminar on January 27 in hopes of cutting down on the amount of trash that gets into the storm drain system. Louise Bosche, City of Pueblo Stormwater Inspector, said simply, "If it's not stormwater, it does not belong in the... more » -
State pushes for mine clean up near Crested Butte
January 10, 2011 1:15 PM
A mine near Crested Buttte has been found to be in violation of state standards for heavy meals in water. U.S. Energy Corp has been told to address the problems at the Mount Emmons molybdenum mine located three miles west of Crested Butte. The Colorado Mined Land Reclamation... more » -
Scientists lower Gulf health grade
October 19, 2010 8:09 AM
Scientists say that six months after the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, damage to the Gulf of Mexico is less dramatic than some had predicted. In an informal Associated Press survey, 35 researchers who study the Gulf lowered their rating of its ecological health by several points.... more » -
State office prefers tweaking Xcel coal plan
October 5, 2010 2:51 PM
The Governor's Energy Office prefers speeding up Xcel Energy's plan to shutter, retrofit or replace some coal-fired power-generating units to help Colorado meet forseeable federal air pollution limits. A new state law required Xcel to submit a plan to significantly cut nitrogen oxide levels by 2017, but the plan... more » -
Black Hills Energy mulls power plant options
August 20, 2010 11:38 AM
Black Hills Energy is studying two options for its coal-fired power plant in Canon City to comply with a new Colorado law aimed at cutting pollution from power plants. The company says it is studying whether to convert the plant to woody biomass or shutter it and expand a... more » -
Scientists say oil still lurks under Gulf surface
August 16, 2010 6:26 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Georgia scientists say their analysis shows that most of that BP oil the government said was gone from the Gulf of Mexico is still there. The scientists say as much as 80 percent of the oil still lurks under the surface. The Georgia team said it... more » -
Oil spill reaches Lake Pontchartrain
July 7, 2010 8:34 AM
Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans is the latest site where oil from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico is appeared. The lake was rescued from pollution in 1990s and had once again become a bountiful fishing ground and a popular spot for boating and swimming. ... more » -
NOAA: Under water oil plumes confirmed
June 8, 2010 11:18 AM
The government says water tests have confirmed underwater oil plumes as far as 142 miles from the BP oil spill, but that concentrations are "very low." NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said that the tests conducted at three sites by a University of South Florida research vessel confirmed oil as... more » -
Extensive oil plumes found deep in Gulf
June 4, 2010 6:46 PM
Scientists with the University of South Florida say laboratory tests have confirmed that oil from a spewing Gulf of Mexico well has accumulated in at least two extensive plumes deep underwater. The researchers said in Baton Rouge on Friday that tests confirmed their initial findings that were based on... more » -
Oil approaches Florida coast
June 1, 2010 7:33 PM
An oil sheen has been confirmed about nine miles off the Florida coast, and officials are saying it could hit the white sands of Pensacola Beach as soon as tomorrow. Escambia County officials have started putting out boom and making other plans for the arrival of the oil. Crude... more » -
Obama calls for more fuel efficiency for big rigs
May 21, 2010 12:23 PM
President Barack Obama is ordering federal agencies to work up national mileage and emissions standards for big rig and work trucks for the first time, seeking to limit pollution from the large vehicles that contribute a disproportionate share of it. In a ceremony in the Rose Garden Friday Obama... more » -
U.S. talks with Cuba about approaching oil
May 19, 2010 12:51 PM
A U.S. State Department official says U.S and Cuban officials are holding "working level" talks on how to respond to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill that is believed to be dumping some 5,000 barrels of crude a day into the Gulf of Mexico. The talks are the latest... more » -
Report: Most Americans still live in unclean air
April 28, 2010 12:01 PM
A new report says more than half of Americans still live in areas with unhealthy air, despite progress in reducing smog. The report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association is based on 2006-2008 figures. It says progress has been made in reducing particle pollution such as soot and dust,... more » -
$650,000 in fines over western Colorado contamination
April 26, 2010 3:32 PM
Oxy USA has agreed to pay nearly $650,000 in fines after regulators said they found pit leaks that caused oil and gas contamination of spring waters near Parachute. The company signed a proposed settlement that includes a fine of about $390,000 related to leaks in an unlined pit in... more » -
Eco-cruise shows tourists pollution's toll
March 22, 2010 10:42 AM
A new cruise off the Southern California coast has sightseers trading whales and dolphins for smokestacks and oil. The Urban Ocean Boat Cruise run by the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and Harbor Breeze Cruises aims to show the environmental effects on coasts and harbors of fishing, industry... more » -
Xcel promises to cut pollution in Colorado
March 6, 2010 8:52 AM
Xcel Energy is promising to cut air pollution over the next seven years. A deal announced Friday by Gov. Bill Ritter, the company and lawmakers will require Xcel to reduce pollutants by retiring or modifying Front Range coal-fired power plants by 2017. The power plants would be replaced by natural... more » -
Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
February 21, 2010 10:03 AM
The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes after more than a century of environmental damage. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the document, which Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, will release at a news conference Sunday in Washington. It pledges... more » -
Sierra Club concerned about Pueblo's air quality
December 29, 2009 7:00 PM
Pueblo City Council members have approved a deal that could bring a $500 million power generating complex to Pueblo. This may be a victory for Black Hills Energy and city government, but the Sierra Club says it may have a huge impact on public health. With talk of these two... more » -
Climate conference leaves a giant carbon footprint
December 16, 2009 11:07 AM
If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show for their efforts beyond a big, fat carbon footprint. The U.N. estimates 40,500 tons of carbon dioxide will be pumped into the... more » -
EPA, group look to settle suit over Utah rules
November 25, 2009 7:40 AM
An environmental group and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are seeking to settle a lawsuit aimed at getting Utah to change its air pollution regulations. WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in September challenging Utah's rules, specifically a provision that the group says lets facilities exceed emissions limits when pollution-control... more » -
Study says children exposed to common pollutants risk asthma later
November 24, 2009 7:39 AM
A new study finds young children exposed to a combination of traffic and indoor pollutants are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine calculated how much traffic exhaust and indoor pollutants a group of children were exposed... more » -
Study says children exposed to common pollutants risk asthma later
November 24, 2009 7:27 AM
A new study finds young children exposed to a combination of traffic and indoor pollutants are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine calculated how much traffic exhaust and indoor pollutants a group of children were exposed... more » -
Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools
October 22, 2009 10:44 AM
The number of Americans who believe there is solid evidence that the Earth is warming because of pollution is at its lowest point in three years. That's the conclusion of a national survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. The poll of 1,500... more » -
Mercury leaking at closed California mine sites
September 18, 2009 12:09 PM
Abandoned mercury mines throughout central California's rugged coastal mountains are polluting the state's major waterways, rendering fish unsafe to eat and risking the health of at least 100,000 impoverished people. But an Associated Press investigation found that the federal government has tried to clean up fewer than a dozen... more » -
Study: Road salt harming many urban streams
September 17, 2009 9:56 AM
Many urban streams have become salty enough to harm aquatic life, largely because of salt used for deicing roads in the winter, according to a new government study released Wednesday. The U.S. Geological Survey studied urban streams and groundwater for levels of chloride, a component of salt, in 20... more » -
EPA identifies 79 coal mine permits for review
September 11, 2009 12:46 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified 79 coal mine permit applications in four Appalachian states for additional scrutiny. The agency said Friday it wants to make certain the proposed surface mines won't cause water pollution and violate the Clean Water Act. The mines are in West Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio... more » -
Car dealers appeal ruling on California emissions
September 10, 2009 3:39 PM
Auto dealers and business leaders have appealed a decision by the Environmental Protection Agency to allow California to establish the nation's first greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks. The National Automobile Dealers Association and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce asked a U.S. appeals court Thursday to review the EPA's... more »
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