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  • Oil and gas drilling clouds the West's air

    Air pollution from oil and gas drilling is on the increase in the Rocky Mountain West, and environmentalists and energy companies are trying to prevent it from getting any worse

    by Ray Ring, Oct 31, 2005

  • The smog is lifting

    After decades of cleanup efforts, Denver, Colo., is about to receive clean-air status from the Environmental Protection Agency.

    by Erika Trautman, Oct 08, 2001

  • Administration, industry stamp out clean air regs

    The auto industry, backed by the Bush administration, is trying to halt California’s progressive auto-emissions regulations.

    by Jamie McEvoy, Dec 09, 2002

  • L-P's problems mount

    The EPA indicts Louisiana-Pacific for its Olathe, Colo., waferboard plant's pollution.

    by Shea Andersen, Jun 26, 1995

  • Utah utility takes aim at Colorado air

    Deseret Generation and Transmission Cooperative wants to quadruple sulfur dioxide emissions despite objections of neighbors.

    by Brent Israelsen, May 02, 1994

  • L-P coughs up

    Louisiana-Pacific must pay settlement to Olathe, Colorado, families who sued under Clean Air Act.

    by Staff, Jan 23, 1995

  • States tighten rules, challenge feds to follow

    The state of California pioneered pollution-control efforts decades ago in response to L.A. smog, and today, the Western states are hoping to set the course for national action on climate change

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 06, 2006

  • Dumping diesel

    Southern California is trying to reduce diesel emissions by turning to cleaner-burning energy sources for public vehicles.

    by Kayley Mendenhall, Aug 14, 2000

  • Don't breathe the carpet

    A lab's tests show that carpet samples are hazardous to mice.

    by Staff, May 03, 1993

  • How L-P soiled the air and itself

    Louisiana-Pacific is fined $11.1 million for violating the Clean Air Act.

    by Paul Koberstein, Jun 28, 1993
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