The Center for Biological Diversity filed suit against Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) on Dec. 11, claiming Fort Morgan-based Cargill was out of compliance with state and federal clean air laws.
“It’s critical that industrial agriculture polluters in Colorado are held accountable for their toxic air pollution,” said Jeremy Nichols of the Center. “The Polis administration needs to stop its foot dragging, update Cargill’s air-pollution permit, and ensure the company is reining in the toxic stew it sends into our air.”
The lawsuit targets the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division for its alleged failure to review and update the air pollution operating permit for the processing plant. The suit is intended to secure a deadline by which the division must act on the permit.
