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"There's clearly bipartisan support to reduce air pollution from the oil and methane gas industry, but what's been missing is the political will to get it done,'' said Robert Ukeiley, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. "We're calling on the Biden administration to take the common-sense steps that will protect people and wildlife alike from dangerous pollution from the fossil fuel industry,'' he said. ``Ultimately, the key to safeguarding the air we breathe is to move quickly away from drilling and fracking.'' The groups say the areas outlined in their letter are home to more ...

For Immediate Release, February 11, 2021 Contact: Kaya Sugerman, Center for Environmental Health, (510) 740-9384, kaya@ceh.org Lawsuit Launched to Fight EPA’s Delay in Reducing Air Pollution From Oil, Methane Gas Industries in Six States Areas Include California, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia WASHINGTON— Two conservation groups filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to ensure that adequate plans are in place to control air pollution from the oil and methane gas industry in six stat...

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s failure to assess harm to endangered plants and animals when determining the national air pollution standard for soot. This suit, which is the first of its kind, seeks to ensure that the EPA consults with agencies responsible for wildlife and plant protection to ensure its action does not drive any endangered species to extinction.

DENVER— Conservation and social-justice groups sued the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division today for issuing an air-pollution permit that will potentially allow thousands of oil and fracked gas wells throughout the state. The permit fails to consider whether air pollution from oil and fracked gas wells will create unsafe levels of pollution in the state’s communities, according to the lawsuit. Those areas include the Metro Denver/North Front Range area, which has violated smog standards for more than 15 years, as well as Rocky Mountain National Park. “Colora...

For Immediate Release, January 5, 2021 Contact: Robert Ukeiley, (720) 496-8568, rukeiley@biologicaldiversity.org Court Orders Trump’s EPA to Redo Approval of Colorado’s Flawed Plan to Reduce Smog, Acid Rain DENVER— A federal appeals court today ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to redo its approval of Colorado’s flawed plan to protect people and the state’s treasured natural areas from smog and acid rain. The order was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver. It was requested by the EPA in response to a lawsuit filed by t...