Cutting Through the Smoke

The state of Colorado has taken important steps to reduce smog forming pollution from oil and gas development in the Denver metro region. Unfortunately, massive sources of smog forming pollution have yet to do anything to protect people from smog--coal burning power plants.

This is going to change.

In practically every other region of the United States dealing with smog pollution, coal burning power plants have had to cut nitrogen oxide emissions to protect people from smog. In Denver, that has yet to happen.

Working with the state, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other public interest groups, Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action is working to change that. Through the Saving Our Health From Smog Plan, coal burning power plants would have to cut smog forming pollution by 53% during the summertime smog season.

The coal burning power plants affected would include Arapahoe in south Denver, Cherokee in north Denver, the Valmont in Boulder, Pawnee in Morgan County, and the Rawhide Energy Station north of Fort Collins.

Denver is on the verge of violating health standards for smog, putting children, seniors, those with asthma, and those who are active outdoors at great risk. We need to cut smog forming pollution from coal burning power plants to make sure our health is fully protected today and years to come (this is cross posted on Denver Ozone).