LA Times on Suncor ooze
What's in black ooze near Colorado river? Benzene and a mystery – latimes.com. The short article passes over some choice tidbits, the fact that the health dept. knew about this for a month and did...
View ArticleDenver Radium Map
EPA cleanup sites including the infamous radioactive streets. click to enlarge
View ArticleDenver Radium Superfund Mini-sites
A list from the EPA… This page has more detailed information on history of the sites and various remediation efforts. The EPA and City of Denver consider this situation to be generally cleaned up and...
View ArticleEPA issues fracking air pollution rules
From an EPA press release: During the first phase, until January 2015, owners and operators must either flare their emissions or use emissions reduction technology called “green completions,”...
View ArticleSuncor’s benzene still flowing into South Platte
It’s one of Denver’s many delightful quirks! Six months after Suncor Energy’s oil refinery contaminated Sand Creek and nearby property, obstacles remain in containing the pollution, and a full cleanup...
View ArticleEPA and local regulators’ epic fail on Chevron Richmond refinery
People should be enraged about this. Enraged at Chevron, enraged at the fake govt. investigations and blatantly captured regulators that continue to blow sulfur dioxide up the public’s ass. Air quality...
View ArticleUnduly Burdensome
Colorado health authorities will not fully enforce new EPA rules designed to protect people from air pollution at oil and gas facilities. The state’s Air Quality Control Commission voted instead for a...
View ArticleStates sue EPA over fracking emissions
… Schneiderman said that the coalition of states “can’t continue to ignore the evidence of climate change or the catastrophic threat that unabated greenhouse gas pollution poses to our families, our...
View ArticleNYC Energy Benchmarking Report for Non-Residential Properties
As part of the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan, Finance is required to publish a benchmarking report that shows the Energy Utilization Index (EUI) and Energy Star ratings of city government buildings....
View ArticleRefusing to move in the right direction
…on that whole renewable energy thing, let alone make real changes. WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it would delay issuance of a new rule limiting emissions of carbon...
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