- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- October 3, 2022
Colorado Governor Reversed Course On Ozone Waiver But EPA Won’t Follow Suit, Consumers to Face Higher Gas Prices
The Environmental Protection Agency has responded to Gov. Jared Polis’s (D) plea for an ozone waiver that he previously declined, and the news isn’t good for Colorado drivers.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 26, 2022
Colorado Governor Reverses Course On Ozone After Previously Calling Regulatory Hammer “Good News”
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) recently did a 180 on ozone, saying Colorado should have the same waiver as other states – the same waiver the governor rejected in 2019 when he broke from former Governor John Hickenlooper saying that the state couldn’t “sit back and rely on a waiver or other countries to get us there.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 22, 2022
EPA Rejection of Utah’s Ozone Waiver Ignores Key Data
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency denied the state of Utah’s request to seek a waiver from the ozone nonattainment list, ignoring key data that shows the majority of the state’s ozone problems lie outside of the state’s control.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 26, 2022
Polis Calls Incoming Regulatory Hammer From Ozone Announcement “Good News”
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is touting his decision to let the Environmental Protection Agency downgrade the state’s ozone attainment level, calling it “good news” that a wave of new regulations will have economic consequences, including in the state’s oil and natural gas sector.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 21, 2021
Actually, Foreign and Naturally Occurring Sources Are the Main Contributors of Ozone in Utah
Last month, the Salt Lake Tribune published a story that sought to blame the bulk of Utah’s ozone pollution on local industrial sources, including the state’s oil and natural gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- August 26, 2021
Here’s the Real Story Behind Ozone in Utah
This week, the Salt Lake Tribune published an in-depth story on ozone pollution in Utah – an issue that affects much of the western United States.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- June 9, 2020
Colorado Democratic Senate Debate: The Top Energy Issues
Colorado’s Democratic Senate primary race heats up this week with two televised debates between former Gov. John Hickenlooper and former State House Speaker Andrew Romanoff.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- May 13, 2020
KIITG Activists Want Stay at Home Orders To Be ‘Starting Point’ for Future Energy Policies
In a surprising move, “Keep It In the Ground” activists in Colorado are calling for stay at home policies implemented during COVID-19 to be the “starting point in which we should imagine our world” after the crisis ends.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 21, 2020
CU Boulder Researcher Whose Work Spurred Anti-Energy Policies Fired for Violating University Policy
A controversial CU Boulder environmental and climate researcher – who has been featured recently in Colorado media including the Denver Post and Colorado Public Radio and is widely cited by state and local government leaders and activists – was abruptly fired from his position at the academic institution for violating his agreement with the university regarding his private sector work.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- March 2, 2020
Five Things To Know About That New Colorado Emissions Study
University of Colorado researcher Detlev Helmig is out with another study falsely blaming oil and natural gas production for poor air quality in the Denver Front Range.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 31, 2020
Denver Post Story on Air Quality Cites Flawed Research, Ignores Out-of-State Pollution Sources
Bruce Finley, an environment reporter with the Denver Post, has struck again with another story on the air quality in Colorado that fails to tell the whole story and relies on debunked research.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- January 28, 2020
Top Colorado Environmental Official Admits State’s Ozone Strategy Is Flawed
Ever since assuming office in 2019, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has made shifting the state’s strategy on ozone pollution a top priority.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- December 19, 2019
Polis’ (And China’s) Christmas Gift to Coloradans: Ozone Non-Attainment
Colorado is set to get a big Christmas gift after Governor Jared Polish finally got his wish this week by successfully lobbying the Environmental Protection Agency to classify the state as a “serious” ozone pollution violator in a move aimed squarely at the oil and natural gas industry.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- September 11, 2019
The Rest of the Story on Denver Ozone: What the Denver Post and Bruce Finley Failed to Mention
Colorado has a long history of bringing various stakeholders together to address ozone levels given the unique challenges the state faces.- Joe Barone, Shale Directories
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- April 21, 2019