{"id":2446955,"date":"2019-07-30T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=310416"},"modified":"2019-07-30T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T15:39:46","slug":"colorado-proposes-new-controls-on-oil-and-gas-industry-in-an-effort-to-combat-air-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/colorado-proposes-new-controls-on-oil-and-gas-industry-in-an-effort-to-combat-air-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado proposes new controls on oil and gas industry in an effort to combat air pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado health officials on Monday proposed a ratcheting of controls on the oil and gas industry to reduce air pollution \u2014 aiming to comply with federal ozone limits, obey lawmakers who ordered a cleanup and sync the state with efforts to contain climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The measures that officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment unveiled would broaden and strengthen existing regulations. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requiring oil and gas companies to inspect their facilities statewide twice a year to detect leaks and fix them<\/li>\n<li>Eliminating&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/04\/07\/colorado-oil-gas-air-pollution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">a 90-day exemption<\/a>&nbsp;that lets oil and gas companies drill and frack before they obtain required permits that limit air pollution<\/li>\n<li>Measuring and regulating air pollution along the industry\u2019s expanding array of pipelines using infrared, aerial and other devices<\/li>\n<li>Requiring companies to produce comprehensive annual reports detailing levels of pollutants they emit, including nitrogen oxide, volatile organic compounds, methane and heat-trapping greenhouse gases linked to climate change<\/li>\n<li>Tightening rules that companies control emissions from storage tanks and during truck unloading at facilities, and requiring better valves be installed so that less gas is vented into the atmosphere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to reduce statewide emissions by 80% by 2030,\u201d John Putnam, the state health department\u2019s environmental programs director, told the 70 or so participants at a public meeting in Denver on Monday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2019\/07\/29\/colorado-oil-gas-emissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Click here to read the full story from The Denver Post. (opens in a new tab)\">Click here to read the full story from The Denver Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/colorado-proposes-new-controls-on-oil-and-gas-industry-in-an-effort-to-combat-air-pollution\/?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado health officials on Monday proposed a ratcheting of controls on the oil and gas industry to reduce air pollution \u2014 aiming to comply with federal ozone limits, obey lawmakers who ordered a cleanup and sync the state with efforts to contain climate change. 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