Reformulated gas will be mandated in portions of the Front Range starting June 1, and U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo is pressing President Joe Biden to grant Colorado a waiver from the mandate.
As a result of a legal agreement with environmental groups, the Environmental Protection Agency has downgraded the smog pollution rating in portions of five states from “serious” to “severe.” The downgrade will trigger more protective measures to reduce the dangerous levels of smog pollution.
The areas affected have some of the nation’s worst air quality. The EPA downgraded the areas because their ground-level ozone pollution commonly called smog continues to exceed levels that are safe for human health, wildlife and plants.
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WASHINGTON Four groups filed suit today to force the Environmental Protection Agency to downgrade the smog rating in eight areas from serious to severe. The downgrade in the ratings will trigger more protective measures to reduce harmful air pollution.