Colorado’s investment in equitable outdoor access may soon get a boost
Colorado advocates and state lawmakers hope to increase support for the state’s Outdoor Equity Grants.
Tag: Environment
Environmental groups’ lawsuit argues Colorado is letting air polluters ‘pay to play’
“We will challenge the state when they fail to protect communities,” says one of the environmental advocates suing the state.
Air monitoring study finds ‘elevated radioactivity’ near Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City
“This is our community, and if anything needs to change, we need to make it happen,” said the community group that funded this first-of-its-kind study
Almost ‘orphans’: Why Colorado’s low-producing oil wells could become the state’s responsibility
Even as Colorado plugs more “orphaned” wells each year at record-high costs, the backlog keeps growing as some operators avoid responsibility
Greeley parent calls for better air monitoring at school near oil wells
“All we’ve been asking is that we’re able to put air monitors on school property,” says concerned mom-turned-environmental-activist
A deal struck in Northern Colorado will shut down, clean up polluting oil wells
Prospect Energy negotiated with Larimer County and the City of Fort Collins to eliminate $1.7 million in penalties, to instead focus resources on closing its leaky wells.
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