Air Quality Concerns

Dust in the Wind... Cement plant north of Boulder faces state penalties, federal inspectors and the wrath of a whistleblower

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Air Pollution News (click here for Tire Burning News) August 14, 2008 PRESS RELEASE: Lawsuit Targets Air Pollution at Aging CEMEX Cement Plant in Lyons Petition... (PDF)     Lawsuit... (PDF) July 12th, 2008 March for Clean Air see home page for more details... July 10, 2008 Press Release July 9, 2008 Editorial, by Julie Smith, Lyons resident, member of M.A.B.T. "...As the Once-ler in The Lorax said, ” UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not...” July 4, 2008 Cement Plant needs to clean up, by Lois Hickman, Letter to the Editor, Boulder Daily Camera June 23, 2008 Coal fire burning in Cemex silo, By Amy Bounds, Boulder Daily Camera June 24, 2008 Cemex fire contained with CO2, By Zak Brown, Boulder Daily Camera June 25, 2008 Cemex tends to smoldering coal fire, By Pierrette J. Shields, Longmont Times-Call June, 2008 CEMEX controversy continues, By Joanne Irwin, Old Lyons Recorder June 18, 2008 More Cemex plant violations alleged, By Zak Brown, Boulder Daily Camera April 2008 Group challenges Cemex permit Clean-air advocates file complaint with EPA, By Eric Barendsen, Longmont Times-Call April 18, 2008 CEMEX Media Archive, Written by Suzi Zakowski January 7, 2008 Toxic polluter must be watched, from Anne Stackpole, Letter to Editor, Boulder Daily Camera October 5, 2007 Breakdown in Baghouse at CEMEX-Lyons from Richard Cargill June 8, 2007 Can CEMEX reduce smog-causing pollutants by 80%? Posted: Monday, Jun 4th, 2007, by Joanne Irwin March 28, 2007 A NOTICE OF VIOLATION for Cemex-Lyons from the United State EPA Related stories: "Implicating Cemex, Again. Multiple pollution allegations suggest a pattern"Daily Camera Editorial by Clint Talbott. p.11A, Friday, April 6, 2007. "EPA cites Cemex plant: Violations of Clean Air Act could cost company millions."Daily Times-Call, p. 1, April 5, 2007. by Ben Ready Lyons cement plant breached Clean Air Act, EPA says by Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News EPA puts Cemex on noticeDaily Camera, April 5, 2007. p. 1 by Amy Bounds There is a new role model for Cemex Redstone Review, Written by Susan de Castro McCann Thursday, 15 March 2007 March 5, 2007 Citizens to File Suit for Clean Air in Boulder County Related stories: Catching up with the Past, Rocky Moutain Clean Air Action Environmental group threatens suit against Cemex, Rocky Moutain News Environmentalists to sue Cemex, Daily Camera, Boulder Suing for clean air: Threat of litigation could improve public health, Daily Camera, Boulder Nonprofit threatens to sue Cemex, Times Call, Longmont February 26, 2007 Citizens to File Suit for Clean Air in Boulder County , from the Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action February 8, 2007 We're not yet safe from Cemex , by the St. Vrain Valley Watchdogs January 23, 2007 Lyons mulls Cemex money, Residents will have say in how part of fine will be spent , By Todd Neff January 1, 2007 Cemex Fined Heavy in Colorado , from Rock Products January 1, 2007 CEMEX neighors find heavy metals in dust, by Joanne Irwin, The Old Lyons Recorder December 26, 2006 CEMEX to pay $1.5 million, by Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News CEMEX Lyons Plant Agrees to Settlement with State. December 16, 2006 EPA and Clean Air Act Enforcement Helps Protect Us from Cemex Polluting $1.5 Million Fine, 1 year Moratorium on Tire Burning October 26, 2006 A National AllianceHas Now Formed To Fight Multinational Mining Giant CEMEX. National Press Release Letter to the President of CEMEX News, Sacramento Bee November 8, 2006 Why should we have to live with this kind of blatant pollution? More Photos... October 26, 2006 A National AllianceHas Now Formed To Fight Multinational Mining Giant CEMEX. National Press Release Letter to the President of CEMEX News, Sacramento Bee October 4, 2006 EPA Paper Faults Agency for Thousands of Deaths July 26, 2006 Cemex, ranch top commissioners' agenda, Sean McDonald, Camera Staff Writer July 26, 2006 CEMEX Neighbors Find Mercury in their Dust, PRESS RELEASE, from Colorado Citizens Campaign July 2006 Report highlights cement industry's toxic toll This year's report highlights the environmental impact of North America's cement manufacturing industry, an industry that releases 5% of global man-made carbon dioxide emissions and vast quantities of toxic substances such as mercury and dioxins... July 2006 Colo. facilities under haze inquiry May 6,2006 Blowing in the wind Cemex's toxic dust is found in Lyons homes, by Tyler Wilcox April 16,2006 CEMEX Danger in Lyons, Co, by Luke M February 24, 2006 Cemex pollutes RMNP, St. Vrain, Lyons, Indian Peaks, by Jake January 2006 Activist wants upsets to count Denver man calls on EPA to cut air pollution in state December 2005 Upset over Cemex plant Facility ranks No. 6 for production "upsets" that violate emissions standards 12/2005 Cemex statement December 2005 More detailed reports sought Board of Health wants pollutant, temperature data from Cemex 11/2006 Study: Park obscured by pollutants Power plants hurt visibility at RMNP November 2005 Public Comment Period for Railcar Unloading and Handling System Cemex application to build and operate a railcar unloading and handling system to handle imported cement... Public Notice Cemex application to build and operate a railcar unloading and handling system... (Letters to Editor) November 2005 Truck Wash Concerns A letter to the Boulder County Board of Health from Richard Cargill 10/2005 Allegations dog Cemex again Board of Health members want state to investigate plant 10/2005 Cement Plant Causing Health Concerns For Neighbors An inspector cited Cemex for violating pollution control measures 72,000 times last year 2005 Dust unsettling 4/2004 Catostrophic Failure at Lyons-CEMEX, April 2004 Boulder County on EPA Bad Air List... 3/2004 Lyons residents may breathe easier Lyons pushes plan to monitor Cemex plant (Letter to Editor) 2/2004 CEMEX Fined $280,000 2/2004 Dust Settles (Letter to Editor) 7/2002 Burnin'Rubber (Letters to Editor) Dust in the Wind... Cement plant north of Boulder faces state penalties, federal inspectors and the wrath of a whistleblower (Letters to Editor)

Enforcement Actions from Colorado and Federal EPA Jan. 6, 2009 Press Release, WildEarth Guardians Applauds EPA Lawsuit Against CEMEX June 18, 2008 Press Release, State of Colorado Issues another Notice of Violation to Cemex, Lyons More Cemex plant violations alleged, By Zak Brown Regulators tag Lyons' CEMEX, By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post State alleges violations at Cemex, By John Fryar,Longmont Times-Call Field Inspection Report Notice of Violation April 6, 2007 Implicating Cemex, again Multiple pollution allegations suggest a pattern, by Clint Talbott, for the editorial board, Daily Camera March 28, 2007 Notice of Violation, Cemex, from EPA January 2007 CEMEX Fined $1.5 Million: Tire Burning Banned for One Year , from Joann Irwin Lyons cement plant breached Clean Air Act, EPA says by Todd Hartman, Rocky Mountain News April 2005EPA puts Cemex on noticeDaily Camera, April 5, 2007. p. 1 by Amy Bounds September 2005CEMEX Notice of Violation from the State of Colorado "... 21. CEMEX failed to operate the Plant in a manner consistent with good air pollution control practices, in violation of Section II, Conditions 24.4.1 of Permit No. 95OPBO0852...", Clint Talbott, for the editorial board, Daily Camera February 2004 CEMEX Fined $280,000 February 2004 Compliance Order from State of Colorado SEP proposal from Residents... Daily Camera, Lyons pushes plan... Board of Health, CEMEX Not Using Truck Wash Plant Inspection October,2002... Task Force Dissolves... Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) - CU Student Research... (-- Draft Review by Richard Cargill...) Correspondence from Richard Cargill, Executive Director of the Watchdogs... Chronology, Toes To The Fire... Boulder County Health Department Annual Opacity Data, CEMEX/Lyons ? - present, BCPH Explores Health Impacts of CEMEX Tire-Burning Proposal, Lyons, from Cemex, Inc. November 17, 2004, Changes to Health Consultation, from Cemex, Inc. Can We Trust? October, 2005 The Cemex Way "...the implementation of the 'Cemex way'..." March 1998, CEMEX charged with Fraud Legacy Burden of the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Air Pollution Control Division... History of Land Transactions between the Cement Plant and Boulder County, including Longmont Southdown/CEMEX in other communities... CEMEX dumping legacy... Cement vs Democracy... A Conversation with CEMEX's President of U.S. Operations Gilberto Perez EPA Loophole...

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