I wouldn’t wish living next to an active frack site on my worst enemy. The low humming noise, bright lights, and vibrations keep you up all night. The foul smells fill your home and your lungs. But worst of all, the constant worrying slowly consumes you. How will the proven health risks of industrial oil
Crestone Peak Resources Must Re-Evaluate Alternative Locations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 11, 2025 Contact: Caitt Maeve, caitt@corising.org, 720-499-4224 Sandra Duggan, sandra@corising.com, 360-620-9423 The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission Votes 4-1 to STAY the Sunlight-Long Application Denver, CO — On December 10th, the ECMC Commissioners voted to delay the Sunlight-Long Oil and Gas Development
It was wonderful to see so many other friendly faces at the “JUST SAY NO” fracking protest outside the ECMC Headquarters in Denver! On Tuesday the 18th, about 50 or more concerned citizens rallied to show their disapproval of the proposed fracking project (State Sunlight Long) near the Aurora Reservoir. This project (and all the
We invite you to attend an Air Quality Monitoring Kickoff Event focussed on families impacted by oil and gas in the Aurora area. Our friends at Black Parents United Foundation have organized this town hall to gather the community together for learning, organizing, and taking action. Absolutely everyone is welcome, the event itself is free and there
Nearly 500 community members flooded the ECMC hearing about the Sunlight Long fracking project on Sept 11. The capacity crowd even occupied the lawns outside the venue. All the comments strongly urged ECMC commissioners to reject the 32 new wells proposed for this urban site. Opposition is led by our friends at STAR (Save the
Devastating result, but citizens resolve to fight on The ECMC has voted 3-1 to approve the mega-fracking project known as the Lowry Ranch CAP. This planned oil and gas operation will drill up to 166 new fracking wells just east of Denver next to the Aurora Reservoir, homes, schools, and adjacent to the Lowry Superfund
Please join Colorado Rising and our friends at Save the Aurora Reservoir (STAR) in protecting our communities, landscapes, and vital drinking water resources from over 150 brand new fracking wells. Planned to be drilled beneath neighborhoods, schools, and the Aurora Reservoir – a vital drinking water source for over 300,000 people – the “Lowry Ranch CAP” is
We are encouraging everyone who lives in and around Aurora to attend an emergency Community Town Hall this Saturday, April 13th. This is where you can learn more about efforts to block the drilling application for 166 new fracking wells near the Lowry Superfund site and the Aurora Reservoir. State regulators are accepting public comment until 5/3/24,
Risks of fracking near superfund site and reservoir The O&G operator Civitas has had to refile its drilling plan for Aurora’s Lowry Ranch mega-project. This is an indication that the obvious dangers of this proposal are finally being taken seriously by state regulators at the prompting of the EPA. Specifically, Civitas has agreed not to
A WIN FOR AURORA RESERVOIR AND LOWRY AREA RESIDENTS ! On November 14, 2023, the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners approved 3,000 foot setbacks for oil and gas wells from all occupied structures, in addition to maintaining the County’s recently adopted one mile setback from all existing or planned and permitted drinking water reservoirs