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• EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  Seven plants among 93 nationwide receive ENERGY STAR certification

  EPA News Release: EPA recognizes Colorado, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming manufacturing plants among most energy-efficient of 2021

  • Release Date: March 15, 2022

• EPA awards $992,464 to Colorado State University for research to protect public health during wildfires

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $992,464 to Colorado State University for research to protect public health during wildfires

  • Release Date: March 8, 2022

• EPA awards $540,000 to Colorado schools for clean buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  Rebates to reduce emissions from buses in Adams, Boulder and Weld Counties, all in non-attainment area for Clean Air Act ozone standards

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $540,000 to Colorado schools for clean buses that reduce diesel emissions and protect children’s health

  • Release Date: March 7, 2022

• Colorado and Utah projects among $77 million in grants for diesel emissions reductions nationwide

  EPA grants will result in cleaner vehicles, reduced emissions in air quality non-attainment areas

  EPA News Release: Colorado and Utah projects among $77 million in grants for diesel emissions reductions nationwide

  • Release Date: November 18, 2021

• University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  University among nine grant recipients receiving $7 million to address health impacts associated with smoke

  EPA News Release: University of Colorado Boulder researchers awarded $1.1 million for projects to reduce exposure to wildland fire smoke at school and at home

  • Release Date: August 23, 2021

• EPA announces $200,000 to City of Fort Collins, Colorado to support Healthy Homes program

  Funding part of $50 million for Environmental Justice initiatives under the American Rescue Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $200,000 to City of Fort Collins, Colorado to support Healthy Homes program

  • Release Date: July 13, 2021

• EPA names Denver and Boulder in lists of Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2020

  Denver ranks 10th in top U.S. cities list while Boulder ranks eighth in top mid-sized cities list, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA names Denver and Boulder in lists of Top Cities for ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings in 2020

  • Release Date: June 15, 2021

• EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $500,000 to clean up 25 school buses in Region 8 states

  • Release Date: April 20, 2021

• EPA to award up to $3.5 million for Clean Diesel projects in Colorado and Utah

  EPA News Release: EPA to award up to $3.5 million for Clean Diesel projects in Colorado and Utah

  • Release Date: September 30, 2020

• K2D, Inc., Colorado Premium Cold Storage resolves chemical risk management violations at Denver facility

  Company corrects Clean Air Act deficiencies to reduce risk of accidental release of anhydrous ammonia

  EPA News Release: K2D, Inc., Colorado Premium Cold Storage resolves chemical risk management violations at Denver facility

  • Release Date: September 15, 2020

• Colorado State University and University of Colorado receive grants to advance air quality science

  Awards part of $6 million in research funding to improve air quality models

  EPA News Release: Colorado State University and University of Colorado receive grants to advance air quality science

  • Release Date: July 9, 2020

• Observing Asthma Awareness Month, EPA Honors Leading Community Asthma Care Programs in Colorado and Texas

  EPA News Release: Observing Asthma Awareness Month, EPA Honors Leading Community Asthma Care Programs in Colorado and Texas

  • Release Date: April 30, 2020

• EPA, Justice Department and State of Colorado announce settlement with K.P. Kauffman Co. to reduce emissions from oil and gas operations by more than 500 tons per year

  Agreement reflects joint effort to secure compliance with clean air requirements in ozone nonattainment area

  EPA News Release: EPA, Justice Department and State of Colorado announce settlement with K.P. Kauffman Co. to reduce emissions from oil and gas operations by more than 500 tons per year

  • Release Date: January 21, 2020

• EPA visit to Navajo Shippers highlights Cleaner Trucks Initiative and Colorado trucking community’s leadership on clean air

  Colorado partners to inform effort to update national emissions standards for trucks

  EPA News Release: EPA visit to Navajo Shippers highlights Cleaner Trucks Initiative and Colorado trucking community’s leadership on clean air

  • Release Date: January 16, 2020

• EPA reclassifies Denver area to “Serious” nonattainment for ozone

  Reclassification requires additional control measures to reduce emissions

  EPA News Release: EPA reclassifies Denver area to “Serious” nonattainment for ozone

  • Release Date: December 16, 2019