Erie

Aurora

A Small Win for a Community Fighting Big Oil

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

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Erie

The Redtail Ranch Oil & Gas Debacle: When Developers and Oil & Gas Operators Collide, Residents Lose

UPDATE: In a 4-3 vote at a December 16th meeting, the Erie Town Council voted to approve the settlement agreement with Stratus Redtail Ranch.   After the hearing was delayed a week by the Erie Town Council due to an administrative issue with publication of supporting documentation, the Redtail Ranch settlement agreement has been rescheduled for consideration at the

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Erie

ECMC Approves Draco Project for 26 new fracking wells near homes

After ECMC required Civitas to look for an alternate site for the Draco project, Civitas stated that their original location was the best it could find. Disappointingly, instead of rejecting the project, ECMC approved the original site location and drilling is set to proceed – despite years of impassioned opposition from the community. Town of

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Erie

Erie Community’s Fight Against Draco Wells Gains Recognition

Firsthand accounts from Erie Homeowners Read poignant stories from homeowners threatened by fracking in their neighborhoods.  The 26 well Draco fracking project would require some of the longest horizontal wellbores in Colorado – all because of the permisive fracking regulations in Weld County vs Boulder County.  Meanwhile dozens of old vertical wells pepper this same

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Broomfield

Broomfield attempts to block new fracking project just over the border in Weld County

Broomfield attempted to prevent the Cosslett East fracking project by using the new rules that give local governments standing to participate in oil and gas decisions.  This 19-well mega-pad will be in unincorporated Weld County, near suburban Erie and Broomfield neighborhoods.  Broomfield presented evidence of poor air quality data and cited multiple studies showing increased

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Erie

Sandra’s Story from Erie

Sandra Dugan In September we moved to Colliers Hill from out-of-state. It was easy to be attracted to this growing community and the signs effectively blasting “come raise a family here” speak to what we are looking for in a new home. As the walls around the Mae-J pad went up this excitement for the

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