[Colorado State, 19 June 2018]

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently signed an executive order that ensures the state’s vehicles will comply with low emission vehicle (LEV) standards. By doing so, Colorado will join 13 other states who have implemented such standards including California as well as Washington DC; and stands in opposition to Trump’s efforts to ease vehicle emission standards. The executive order calls on the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment to develop a ruling to implement the LEV program and asks the Department to propose that rule to the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission for “possible adoption into the Colorado Code of Regulations by December 30, 2018.” This executive order will help Colorado meet its greenhouse gas reduction target of 26% by 2025. Governor Hickenlooper said of the order, “Colorado has a choice. This executive order calls for the state to adopt air quality standards that will protect our quality of life in Colorado. “Low emissions vehicles are increasingly popular with consumers and are better for our air. Every move we make to safeguard our environment is a move in the right direction.”