Suncor has been out of compliance with the CAA for over a decade. It simply declares that on all issues oil and gas in this state, public health and the environment must be protected against substantial harm. This is a true break from most state and federal environmental laws, because, for once, public wellbeing and the planet come before private gain. Suncor has exceeded its pollution permits over 9,000 times in the last five years, according to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups last year. Cultivando, a local Latino health advocacy group, found that PM 2.5 (soot) from Suncor exceeded the federal standard all the time, sometimes by factors in the thousands.