Environmental

Environmental groups file lawsuit against Commerce City’s Suncor Energy alleging violations of the Clean Air Act

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DENVER — Local residents and environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against Suncor Energy in Commerce City, accusing the company of repeatedly violating the Clean Air Act. In early June, Green Latinos, 350 Colorado and the Sierra Club, represented by the nonprofit law firm Earthjustice, announced their intention to sue Suncor, one of Colorado’s biggest … Read more

$1 million bequest to support environmental research

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Carl Chipp (1978, Natural Resources) and Karine Moriarty Calvin (1999, Liberal Arts; 2009, M.Ed.) are committed to protecting the environment from the effects of climate change. Grateful for the doors that education has opened, they bequeathed $1 million from their estates to support environmental studies at California Polytechnic University, Humboldt. “There are plans to create … Read more