EPA wants input on environmental justice plan
The Valley of the Drums, a toxic waste facility in Kentucky in a Wikimedia Commons image from 1980. Comment period extended to Oct. 22 By Summit Voice From the EPA: Plan EJ 2014 is an overarching...
View ArticleEPA proposes new emission rules for trucks
New rules would help cut greenhouse gases and save money on fuel costs The EPA is proposing new emission and fuel efficiency standards for heavy duty trucks, buses and vans, to take effect in 2014. By...
View ArticleObama launches major outdoor, conservation push
A new presidential push could help boost grassroots conservation. New initiative partly inspired by Great Outdoors Colorado and planned by Coloradans serving in key posts in the Obama administration By...
View ArticleEnvironment: Fast-track Everglades restoration planned
Planning effort aims to restore critical flows and protect water quality An egret roams a cypress grove in Everglades National Park. PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY...
View ArticleColorado clean-air plan gets early OK from EPA
A new clean air plan could help reduce the brown cloud over Colorado's Front Range and in national parks and wilderness areas in the region. PHOTO VIA UCAR. Collaborative effort to cut power plant...
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