Beginning in November, an environmental justice group will distribute air-quality monitors to the residents of Commerce City and to the north Denver neighborhoods Globeville and Elyria-Swansea.
Oil and gas
Opinions
Jared Polis Can Lead the Way By Holding Oil and Gas Industry Accountable for Cleaning Up Their Messes
It’s a simple lesson we all learn as children: when you make a mess, you are responsible for cleaning it up.
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Democrats Pass Bill Expanding Contraceptive Access for Immigrants in CO
Despite pushback from Republicans, Democratic lawmakers in Colorado passed a bill that expanded access to contraceptives, particularly for undocumented immigrants who often struggle to get basic health services.
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CO Towns and Counties in Boebert’s District Pass Resolutions Supporting Biden’s Oil and Gas Pause
Across Colorado towns and counties are passing resolutions supporting President Joe Biden’s executive order to indefinitely pause new oil and gas leases on federal public lands.
Opinions
Biden Pausing Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands is a Necessary First Step, but More is Needed
I am a medical doctor in Pueblo, specializing in public health, particularly occupational and environmental health. Before COVID forced me to suspend my practice, I evaluated many people with health problems related to their work or pollution in their communities. It was frustrating that all too often the conditions were due to preventable exposures.
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CTR Readers Respond: Oil and Gas Pollution Putting Coloradans at Higher COVID Risk
Public Spaces are Important to our Wellbeing and for the Fight Against Climate Change
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Over Sixty CO Groups Ask Polis to Phase Out Oil and Gas Production by 2030
A coalition of environmental advocacy groups and community leaders delivered a letter last Wednesday to Colorado Governor Jared Polis urging him and state leaders to produce a more comprehensive assessment of the oil and gas industry’s impact on climate change — and to phase out oil-and-gas production by 2030.
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Report: Pollution From Oil and Gas Operations May Put Some Coloradans at Higher COVID Risk
Drawing on data from Colorado counties, a report released yesterday by Physicians for Social Responsibility warns that pollution from oil and gas extraction may increase rates of COVID-19 infection and death.
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Report Finds Oil and Gas Industry Responsible for 70% of CO Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A report released last Tuesday by the environmental group 350 Colorado found that 70% of the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stem from the oil and gas industry.
Opinions
After Merger with Anadarko, Will Occidental Petroleum Support Efforts to Curb Methane Pollution?
Now that Occidental Petroleum has finalized its $38 billion takeover of Anadarko, Oxy must answer whether, in addition to assets and employees, it acquired Anadarko’s stated commitment to work with state regulators to move common sense, urgently needed rules to cut methane leaks and releases from industry operations.