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WildEarth Guardians v. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

Date
2021
Geography
Colorado
Part of
WildEarth Guardians v. Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment

About this case

Filing year
2021
Status
Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment granted in part and agency defendants ordered to take action on permit renewal applications without delay.
Geography
Docket number
2021cv030213
Court/admin entity
United States → State Courts → Colo. Dist. Ct.
Case category
Federal Statutory Claims → Clean Air Act → Environmentalist LawsuitsState Law Claims → Environmentalist Lawsuits
Principal law
United States → Clean Air Act (CAA)United States → Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act
At issue
Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to act on two Title V permit renewal applications for a refinery.

Documents

Filing Date
Type
Action Taken
Document
Summary
01/10/2022
Decision
Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment granted in part and agency defendants ordered to take action on permit renewal applications without delay.
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In a suit to compel Colorado agencies to act on Title V permit renewal applications for a refinery that is allegedly the largest non-coal source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado, a Colorado District Court granted in part WildEarth Guardians’ request for partial summary judgment and ordered the agencies to take action on the permit renewal applications “without further delay.”
02/16/2021
Complaint
Complaint filed.
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WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in Colorado District Court seeking to compel Colorado agencies to act on two Title V permit renewal applications for a refinery that is allegedly the largest non-coal source of greenhouse gas emissions in Colorado. The applications were submitted in September 2016 and October 2010. In its <a href="https://wildearthguardians.org/press-releases/suit-filed-to-ensure-action-on-suncor-oil-refinery-air-pollution-permits/">announcement</a> of the suit, WildEarth Guardians called the refinery an “environmental injustice” and indicated that WildEarth Guardians and others had previously called for the permits to be denied and the refinery shut down due to chronic air quality violations.

Summary

Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to act on two Title V permit renewal applications for a refinery.