The lawsuit asks a judge to declare the division’s new mandates invalid under a 2021 state air monitoring law and to put a stop to the demands.
Suncor Energy says state environmental officials stepped out of bounds last month when they announced new, more stringent requirements for air quality monitoring around the Commerce City refinery’s borders, and the Canada-based oil and gas company is asking a judge to intervene, according to a lawsuit.
Suncor also said the Air Pollution Control Division should not be allowed to add more compounds to the pollutants list it wants the company to monitor. The state wants the refinery to measure for 11 additional compounds, including nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, toluene, ethyl benzene, xylenes and other compounds that are found in oil and gas emissions.
“As previously shared, the division required changes to Suncor’s fenceline monitoring plan to ensure it meets all legislative requirements and to be as protective as possible for the North Denver and Commerce City communities,” Malloy wrote in an email. “The division is committed to holding Suncor accountable and will continue doing everything in its power to protect public and environmental health.
Suncor’s lawsuit says company officials met multiple times with state regulators to go over the plan, and the division never raised objections or requested any design changes even after it was submitted in January.
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