Environmental Protection Agency rejects Suncor's air quality permit, tasks CDPHE to make changes

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — The Environmental Protection Agency objected an air quality permit for Suncor Energy for the second time Tuesday, and tasked Colorado regulators to reconsider checks on operations to ensure compliance with state and federal clean air laws.

By accepting some of the groups’ claims, the EPA rejected the permit and is now demanding that CDPHE determine if more checks are needed on Suncor’s operations. It also directed regulators to evaluate modifications made to the plant, and ensure they meet requirements. Neighbors and community groups have been speaking out about their concerns with pollution from Suncor for years. In March, the community organization Cultivandoreleased findings from its year-long monitoring of air around the Suncor refinery, saying it showed the pollution was “dangerous to human health.”

This decision from the EPA does not require Suncor to shut down its refinery in Commerce City. The refinery can continue to operate while CDPHE works through the new decision and considers changes to the permit.

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