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Colorado’s Department of Public Health and the Environment (CDPHE) issues Cease and Desist order for Prospect Energy O&G site near Fort Collins
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division is ordering Prospect Energy to immediately cease operations at its Krause site north of Fort Collins because of repeated violations that endanger public welfare.
Following PSR’s Report, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs House Bill 22-1348, the “Oversight of Chemicals Used in Oil and Gas Production” bill.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed House Bill 22-1348, the “Oversight of Chemicals Used in Oil and Gas Production” bill. This pivotal legislation was borne out of PSR’s year-long investigation that demonstrated how Oil and Gas companies routinely withhold the identities of chemicals used in drilling and fracking operations by dubiously claiming trade secret protections.
WEBINAR #2 ON NoCo’s POOR AIR QUALITY, PRESENTED BY LARIMER ALLIANCE AND COLORADO RISING
After a successful and informative first webinar on the topic of severe air quality in Northern Colorado, The Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety and the Environment and Colorado Rising will host a second webinar on June 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm to answer the question, “Why is it, in a state celebrated for its clean mountain air, that counties in Northern Colorado have received a failing grade for their air quality in updated surveys from the American Lung Association?”
Webinar: “Northern Colorado Air Quality”
Former PSR CO Chair Cory Carroll, MD, Atmospheric Scientist Detlev Helmig, PhD, and Andrew Klooster Optical Gas Imaging Thermographer with EarthWorks, will present a webinar to answer the question, "Why is it, in a state celebrated for its clean mountain air, that counties in Northern Colorado have received a failing grade for their air quality in updated surveys from the American Lung Association?”
The webinar will take place on March 16 at 6:00 pm, and is sponsored by The Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety and the Environment and Colorado Rising.
The Sierra Club: “Oil and Gas Companies Routinely Frack With ‘Trade Secret’ Chemicals, Including PFAS”
In the magazine “Sierra”, the Sierra Club covers PSR’s shocking investigative report about the use of toxic PFAS and other unknown chemicals protected as “trade secrets” that are widely used in fracking in Colorado.
NEW PSR REPORT: Oil and Gas Companies Withheld Fracking Chemical Identities from Public in More than 12,000 Colorado Wells over Past Decade; Interactive Map Shows Locations
A new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility shows previously unpublicized use of PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”) in fracking in Colorado between 2011 – 2021, but gaps in chemical disclosure rules limit the public’s ability to know full extent of use.
Colorado law currently allows oil and gas companies to withhold fracking chemical identities from the public and from regulators by claiming them as “trade secrets.” As the report documents, companies have utilized that provision thousands of times to avoid disclosing exactly what chemicals they use. This secrecy prevents the public from knowing how widely PFAS – or other toxic chemicals – have been used in oil and gas wells, raising concerns that Coloradans are unknowingly exposed to dangerous hazardous substances.
Oil company hasn't replaced leaking tanks near Fort Collins despite months of complaints (The Coloradoan)
Former PSR Colorado board member, Cory Carroll, is quoted in this recent article in The Coloradoan. The article details the impacts that fugitive emissions from leaky oil and gas equipment and actively-producing operations near North Fort Collins are having on residents living in close proximity to the Prospect Energy site, and the inadequate response from State and local regulators.
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