Colorado air pollution agency has ‘culture of fear’

Former workers at the beleaguered Colorado Air Pollution Control Division (APCD) say there is a “culture of fear” at the agency responsible for limiting pollution in the state. Colorado Newsline reports that the APCD -- with a staff of about 200 charged with overseeing air quality policy and increasingly leads efforts to transition to clean energy and battle climate change -- is facing a slew of controversies. In July, APCD withdrew a pending transportation emissions rule in a procedural...