Hickenlooper: If State Doesn’t Regulate Its Air, EPA Might

DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper warned Thursday that withholding funds for state air quality regulators could prompt the federal government to step in with a heavier hand.
The Democratic governor’s comments came amid a dispute with Republican lawmakers over whether Colorado should continue developing rules to comply with the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.
In February, the U.S. Supreme Court barred the administration from beginning implementation of the plan until