Environmentalists in Colorado are concerned about the impact a possible repeal of a 2009 Environmental Protection Agency regulation that requires reporting on greenhouse gases could have on air quality in the state.
Saturday morning, the Sierra Club, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, local lawmakers, community members and more came together to voice their opposition to the EPA's effort to eliminate the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. They say it's an issue that will have an impact from the mountains to Commerce City and beyond.
"We're facing lower snowpack in the Mountain West, where, every year, we're seeing a few less days of skiing," said Pitkin County Commissioner Jeffrey Woodruff.
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