Colorado's Air Quality Control Commission approved new rules to reduce ozone pollution within the oil and gas sector in its latest state implementation plan for meeting federal air quality standards.
A high-stakes global climate conference wrapped up this week, with a new agreement concerning fossil fuels in place. But it wasn t just elected leaders having talks - environmental justice advocates from Minnesota are reflecting on their participation. At the two-week-long Conference of the Parties (COP) 28 summit, some 200 countries agreed to a more aggressive push in phasing out energy sources like coal. .
There s a new resource for Nebraska communities and organizations facing environmental justice issues: the Heartland Environmental Justice Center (HEJC) at Wichita State University. WSU received one of 17 Environmental Protection Agency grants to establish an Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Technical Assistance Center. The HEJC s region covers Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and nine tribal nations. .
Xcel Energy says its latest proposal before the Public Utilities Commission will help Colorado reach it s clean energy goals - by adding more wind and solar power, more energy storage, and a new biomass facility. But critics are crying foul over plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants, one near Alamosa and two near Longmont. Ean Tafoya, director with GreenLatinos Colorado, said he is urging the commission to reject the plan to protect disproportionately impacted communities. .
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