A whistleblower complaint sent yesterday to EPA's inspector general alleges that Colorado air officials ordered employees to no longer measure surges of fine particulate matter, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide. The complaint says the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment has a "culture of permitting at all costs" that prioritizes polluting industries over public health. By not following the law, the complaint says, air officials are "contributing directly to chronic health problems, premature deaths and severe injury to the environment by permitting ever more dangerous emissions."
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