Why a new air quality bill is the latest in rift between Gov Polis and environmental justice groups cpr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cpr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Last November, the EPA announced that seven local governments and non-profit agencies would receive $2.9 million to conduct air pollution monitoring across Colorado, including in Metro Denver and the Northern Front Range, which are in severe violation of national air quality standards. The grants were part of President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and were among 132 projects in 37 states receiving at total of $53.4 million.
EPA is funding more community air-pollution monitoring in Colorado, but nonprofits struggle to roll it out phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Environmental Protection Agency is spending millions on community air monitoring programs in Colorado but the non-profits receiving the money are struggling to do it.