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Air quality agency will vote to cut pollution from lawn equipment
Summertime use of the dirtiest gas-powered lawn mowers, leaf blowers expected to be phased out on government property in Colorado
New report: rooftop solar is on the rise in Colorado
Colorado got 2.6 times more energy from small-scale solar in 2022 than it did 5 years prior according to Rooftop Solar on the Rise, a new report released today by the Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center.
Statement: Biden administration reins in deadly air pollution
New limits on soot will save thousands of lives
Parents and teachers call on EPA to ‘get the lead out’ at school
Groups representing millions of parents and teachers joined environmental and public health advocates to urge the EPA to get the lead out of drinking water at schools and child care centers.
NEW REPORT: Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter
Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, plastic bag bans similar to those studied can eliminate almost 300 single-use plastic bags per person, per year.
Colorado surges past 100K electric vehicles on the road
CoPIRG highlights top 10 policies that helped accelerate EV adoption
7th annual report: Despite stubbornly low recycling rate, Colorado action poised to pay off
Colorado is a national leader with major policies like Right to Repair, Producer Responsibility and bans on single-use plastic. Local innovation highlights opportunities to reduce, reuse, recycle and compost.
New report shows alarming pollution from gas-powered leaf blowers, lawn mowers in Colorado
Electric lawn mowers, leaf blowers and other garden tools are cleaner, quieter, capable, affordable, readily available
Colorado adopts Clean Cars rule to expand electric vehicle options
CoPIRG calls on AQCC to pass monumental Colorado Clean Cars rule
New rule guarantees consumers the best options for future EVs, improves air quality