Energy, Utilities & Water  April 23, 2023

Justice, EPA reach settlements affecting Fort Lupton gas facility

FORT LUPTON — The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached Clean Air Act settlements with natural gas processors in three areas, including a facility at Fort Lupton.

Combined, the three settlements amount to a $9.25 million civil penalty plus requirements to improve operations to reduce air pollution.

“Today’s settlements will significantly reduce harmful emissions of ozone forming pollution and greenhouse gases in Colorado, North Dakota, Wyoming, the Southern Ute Reservation and the Uintah and Ouray Reservation,” said EPA Region 8 administrator KC Becker in a written statement. “EPA will continue to hold companies accountable as we deliver…

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