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Litigation

Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Air Quality Control Commission

Date
2020
Geography
Colorado
Part of
Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Department of Public Health

About this case

Filing year
2020
Status
Information regarding related case filed.
Geography
Docket number
2020CV32688
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Colo. Dist. Ct.
Case category
State Law Claims → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States
At issue
Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
08/07/2020
Notice
Information regarding related case filed.
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08/05/2020
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in Colorado District Court to compel the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission and the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by laws enacted in 2019. The laws set a deadline of July 1, 2020 for publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking. WildEarth Guardians filed a similar <a href="https://climatecasechart.com/case/wildearth-guardians-v-polis/">lawsuit</a> in July.

Summary

Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.