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Colorado can’t ignore fracking emissions when setting air-pollution permits for oil and gas, 10th Circuit rules

State likely will have to rewrite its plan to reduce ozone pollution in wake of judges’ ruling

A worker adjusts hoses during a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas well, near Mead, Colo., on March 25, 2014. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled it was illegal for Colorado to ignore emissions from oil and gas fracking operations in its calculations to reduce ozone pollution. (Photo by Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)
A worker adjusts hoses during a hydraulic fracturing operation at a gas well, near Mead, Colo., on March 25, 2014. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals this week ruled it was illegal for Colorado to ignore emissions from oil and gas fracking operations in its calculations to reduce ozone pollution. (Photo by Brennan Linsley/Associated Press)
Noelle Phillips of The Denver Post.
By | nphillips@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Colorado likely will need to rewrite its plan to reduce ozone pollution after a federal court determined it was illegal for the state to ignore emissions from oil and gas fracking as it tries to improve its air quality.
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