Colorado Gets Temporary Reprieve from Air Pollution Sanctions
Published Date: 6/18/2025
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Summary
The EPA is giving Colorado a thumbs-up for its air quality plans to fight ozone pollution in the Denver Metro/North Front Range area. Because of this, any penalties that were about to hit Colorado are now on hold, giving the state more time to keep cleaning up the air. This means healthier skies for residents and a breather for local businesses, with the EPA still open to feedback.
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Colorado Sanctions Deferred for Ozone Plan
The EPA has made an interim final determination to defer the imposition of sanctions that were triggered by the EPA's December 8, 2023 disapproval for the Denver Metro/North Front Range 2008 ozone nonattainment area. The action follows proposed approval of portions of Colorado's SIP submissions dated June 26, 2023; May 23, 2024; May 30, 2024; and April 2, 2025, and is effective on publication while the EPA still takes comments.
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