Last year, after the Environmental Protection Agency announced that because Colorado was in “severe violation” of the Clean Air Act, the state had to replace the gasoline that consumers use to fill up their cars with a cleaner-burning fuel.
Governor Polis and Suncor, the state’s only oil refinery, which supplies about 35-40% of Colorado’s gasoline, protested.
In a meeting with The Gazette’s editorial board, Polis called the EPA “awful” and described the reformulated gas requirement as “insane,” saying that the costs would end up on consumers. The EPA didn’t fold.
This year, across the Front Range, stations are supplying this new and improved gasoline. KGNU’s Alexis Kenyon spoke with Michael Booth from The Colorado Sun, who has been following the story and tracking to see how much this new mandate is affecting gas prices.
