Colorado environmental groups decry ‘backroom deal’ over Suncor water permit

Colorado environmental groups decry ‘backroom deal’ over Suncor water permit

Sand Creek water flows under a bridge near the Suncor Energy oil refinery in Commerce City on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline)A coalition of Colorado environmental groups is crying foul over a settlement state officials quietly reached with Suncor Energy over the terms of a water quality permit for its Commerce City refinery earlier this year. The settlement agreement stems from a challenge that Suncor filed to an updat…