Groups call for updated Colorado landfill regulations after new federal grant
Environmental groups say new funds from the federal Climate Pollution Reduction grant program can be leveraged to enact stricter standards.
Dive Brief:
A group of environmental organizations led by Eco-Cycle is calling on the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment to update landfill regulations, allowing for the use of newer technology and the capture of more emissions.
Colorado received $129 million from the U.S. EPA through the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program. In the application, state regulators highlighted plans to bolster methane monitoring efforts, including at Colorado’s 59 landfills.
If it tightens its regulations beyond federal requirements, Colorado would be one of several states to do so, joining Washington, California, Maryland and others.
