Colorado regulators warned the West Elk coal mine in August that it could face sanctions after its air pollution climbed to nearly four times the level its permit allows. The mine’s emissions of volatile organic compounds, pollutants that contribute to smog, reached 1,723 tons over the 12 months ending in...
Colorado regulators warned the West Elk coal mine in August that it could face sanctions after its air pollution climbed to nearly four times the level its permit allows. The mine’s emissions of volatile organic compounds, pollutants that contribute to smog, reached 1,723 tons over the 12 months ending in…









