LARGEST OIL AND GAS EXPLOSION IN COLORADO SINCE 2015 MAY TAKE 5 YEARS TO CLEAN UP
The April 6th oil well blowout injured one worker and prompted the evacuation of nearby residents and the closure of Galeton Elementary School in Weld County Colorado. The explosion spewed water, toxic chemicals and crude oil uncontrollably for nearly four days. Dangerous levels of contamination were measured as far as 2 miles away and reached an elementary school, roadways, multiple properties, and created an oily sheen in nearby waterways.
READ MORE HERE:
ARTICLE HERE: “Weld County Oil Well Blowout Exposed People Miles Away to High Levels of Benzene, Researchers Say”
ARTICLE HERE: “Chevron Spill largest in Colorado Since at Least 2015, Full Clean-Up May take 5 Years”
ARTICLE HERE: “Investigation Ongoing for ‘Unprecedented’ Blown Well in Weld County that Contaminated Nearby Waterways”
ARTICLE HERE: Evacuations Still in Place More Than One Month After Oil Well Sealed
ARTICLE HERE: “Scenes From the ‘Galeton Geyser’: a Community Responds to the Bishop Well Blowout”
ARTICLE HERE: “1 Month After Northern Colorado Oil and Gas Leak, CSU Researchers Share Concerning Level of Toxins in Air”
Homes CONTAMINATED WITH OIL AND TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE WRAPPED IN PLASTIC:
Photo by: Andrew Klooster, Earthworks (Colorado Sun article)
