Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Air Quality Control Commission

Filing Date: 2020
Case Categories:
Principal Laws:
Colorado Air Pollution Prevention and Control Act, Colorado Administrative Procedure Act
Description: Lawsuit to compel Colorado agencies to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by 2019 laws.
  • Environmental Defense Fund v. Colorado Air Quality Control Commission
    Docket number(s): 2020CV32688
    Court/Admin Entity: Colo. Dist. Ct.
    Case Documents:
    Filing Date Type File Action Taken Summary
    08/05/2020 Complaint Download Complaint filed. Environmental Defense Fund Asked Court to Order Colorado Agencies to Propose Greenhouse Gas Regulations. Environmental Defense Fund filed a lawsuit in Colorado District Court to compel the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission and the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division to propose regulations to reduce statewide greenhouse gas emissions as required by laws enacted in 2019. The laws set a deadline of July 1, 2020 for publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking. WildEarth Guardians filed a similar lawsuit in July.