Mow Down Pollution News Today

It's the time of year when homeowners are ready to fix up their yards, and Colorado residents who want to pour less pollution into the air have opportunities to receive discounts on electric and battery-powered equipment.

In our July 12, 2023, article we wrote “Small 2-Cycle Engine Regional Ban Considered.” Colorado Front Range communities are struggling to be compliant with national clean air standards. In that article we included some links to the Mow Down Pollution website mowdownpollution.org. (https://www.mowdownpollution.org/residential-2022/) For this article we returned to see what the status of the […]

A settlement between Suncor Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide electric lawn equipment to the community is under heavy criticism by environmental activists and local political leaders.

"These fines continue to bring no real change to pollution. It’s inhumane. It’s disrespectful," Guadalupe Solis, director of environmental justice programs at Cultivando in Commerce City.

A settlement between Suncor Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency to provide electric lawn equipment to the community is under heavy criticism by environmental activists and local political leaders.

The EPA announced Friday Colorados Front Range failed to meet air quality standards for ozone. Federal regulations could mean gas will cost more.