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then revised it further downward in 2015 to 70 ppb. Colorado’s most populous counties have been violating those standards for years, and after some gains have recently moved again in the wrong direction.

Colorado air pollution monitoring o cials have said gas lawn and garden members and establishing healing spaces. e goal is to amplify the stories of displaced Aurarian and Indigenous communities and reconcile the history of Auraria while creating a space for information, connection and healing. e Historic Auraria Consortium will be composed of campus and community partners, to include community members who represent the displaced and Indigenous Aurarian communities, representatives from Auraria’s four institutions, and collaborators from the Colorado legislature, History Colorado, Downtown Denver Partnership and Historic Denver. Da- equipment contributes 2.5 ppb to that total on an average day. (Front Range monitors in recent summers have frequently registered daily highs 80 ppb and above.) Large portions are also blown in from out of state, or created by emissions from oil and gas production — facing multiple rounds of new controls — and vehicles, where rules have been passed to encourage transition to clean electric power.

Compared to the other portions of the 70 ppb standard that Colorado has vid Olguín will serve as the cultural and community engagement director to spearhead the strategic initiatives. the power to control, lawn and garden equipment now stands out as an attractive target.

Auraria Higher Education Center — also known as Auraria Campus — is a 150-acre dynamic and vibrant campus located in downtown Denver. It is shared by three separate and distinct institutions of higher learning: Community College of Denver, the University of Colorado Denver and Metropolitan State University of Denver. It is also home to several cultural attractions including museums, 9th Street Historic Park, St. Cajetan’s church and more. Learn more at ahec.edu.

Air quality o cials say the staggered timing of the proposal will allow manufacturers time to develop larger electricpowered lawn equipment to satisfy commercial and institutional demands, and for homeowners and small businesses to use subsidies to change over their equipment.

Still, the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado asked the RAQC to consider its moves carefully, warning of potential harm to what it calls a $3 billion industry across the state.

“Unlike a homeowner that uses an electric powered leaf blower or mower for less than an hour, in a given week, the landscape industry is operating commercially using this equipment daily, under rigorous conditions and for long durations,” said a statement from the contractors submitted to the RAQC’s public hearing.

But RAQC and other o cials say that’s