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A crackdown on gas emissions from homes worries utility, union

Xcel Energy says one proposal in state’s effort could mean de facto ban on new natural gas lines

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Workers install a section of pipeline that runs through a field that abuts a subdivision on Schultz Lane in Berthoud, Colo., including the home of Steve and Tawny Peyton. Xcel Energy is putting a natural gas pipeline through Weld County, CO. Some residents and property owners are upset over a 16-inch natural gas pipeline under construction through Weld County because they don’t believe Xcel Energy gave them adequate notice of the project and they say there was no recourse available to them to protest. Given the deadly natural-gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno weeks ago, neighbors are raising questions about safety and independent oversight of the project.
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 12: Judith Kohler - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | jkohler@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A crackdown on emissions from the delivery of natural gas to homes is part of the state's push to rein in overall greenhouse-gas pollution, but one company questions whether it will mean a ban on new gas lines in Colorado.
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