EPA settles with Colorado gas firm over air law violations

EPA, the Justice Department (DOJ) and the State of Colorado have reached a settlement with a gas services firm to end an enforcement action brought over “thousands” of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and methane leaks, an action that could help address long-running air quality concerns in parts of the state near oil and gas operations. “Leaks from equipment like valves, pumps, and connectors are a significant source of harmful air pollutants,” Todd Kim, assistant attorney general for DOJ’s Environment and...