Ken Lloyd, longtime Executive Director of the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC), has announced his plans to retire from the RAQC later this summer. Ken has spent 28 years as executive director of the RAQC and is looking forward to the next chapter of his...
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Wildfire-Influenced Ozone Exceptional Event Demonstration – Comments Due by May 9, 2018
Wildfire-influenced ozone exceptional events occurred in the Denver Metro area on 9/2/2017 and 9/4/2017. Ozone on these two days exceeded National Ambient Air Quality Standards. The Clean Air Act allows for States to request to have data that are directly due to an...
EPA Proposes Approval of DM/NFR Moderate Area Ozone SIP – Comments Due by May 7, 2018
On May 31, 2017, the State of Colorado submitted SIP revisions related to attainment of the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS for the DM/NFR Moderate nonattainment area by the applicable attainment date of July 20, 2018. In the April 6, 2018 Federal Register, EPA...
RAQC and CEO Announce Latest Round of Charge Ahead Colorado Grant Recipients
The Colorado Energy Office and the Regional Air Quality Council today announced the latest round of Charge Ahead Colorado grant recipients. You can read the press release here.
RAQC and Partners Join Governor To Announce Colorado Electric Vehicle Plan
The RAQC and its partners joined Governor John Hickenlooper on Jan. 24 to announce the release of the Colorado Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan, delivering on a directive set forth in the July 2017 Executive Order, “Supporting Colorado’s Clean Energy Transition.” The plan...
RAQC Releases 2017 End-of-year Report for Simple Steps. Better Air. Ozone Outreach & Education Program
The RAQC recently released the 2017 end-of-year report for its Simple Steps. Better Air. (SSBA) ozone outreach and education program – formerly OzoneAware . You can read the report here and learn more about the program here, or by going to...
RAQC and CEO Open Charge Ahead Colorado Application for Electric Vehicle and Charging Station Funding
The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) and Colorado Energy Office (CEO) have opened the Charge Ahead Colorado application for electric vehicle (EV) and electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) funding. At this time, RAQC has funding for both EVSE and EVs for...
RAQC Opens Local Agency Air Quality Projects Grant Pool
The Regional Air Quality Council's Local Agency Air Quality Projects grant pool is now open! The application period will remain open through March 16th, 2018 and $450,000 will be available to qualifying local agencies through this program. Click here for more...
Ozone Designations – 2015 Standards – Colorado State Recommendations and EPA Response
On December 20, 2017 EPA, Region 8 Regional Administrator Benevento notified Governor Hickenlooper that the EPA intends to concur with the State of Colorado’s recommendation for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS). This includes...
RAQC Funding for Alternatively Fueled Trucks Highlighted in Boulder Daily Camera Article
A recent article in the Boulder Daily Camera - "Longmont second city in Colorado to convert sewage byproduct into fuel" - highlights RAQC funding for alternatively fueled trucks. You can read the article here.