After many years of legal fights and delays, more protective rules governing Colorado’s natural gas pipelines are finally on the way. New Colorado laws enacted in 2021 required the state to come up with better oversight of the increasing numbers of pipelines from new drilling operations and for the new homes and businesses expanding into
Researchers at Colorado State University in Fort Collins have shown that their testing measured much higher levels of toxins from the Galeton well blowout than state regulators had reported to the community. The accident in Weld County that sprayed a huge plume of oil, gas, chemicals and water for 4 days was the subject of
Larimer County, Fort Collins and the state oil and gas regulators have come to an agreement to finally end years of flagrant violations and illegal activity by Prospect Energy oil and gas company. Prospect has repeatedly violated state laws, caused oil and gas spills, leaked toxic chemicals into the air, and flared and burned excess
Loveland Approves McWhinney Drilling plan The application to drill and frack a site the eastern edge of the new Centerra development (6 miles east of the city center) has been approved after a year of negotiations. The city of Loveland placed 23 restrictions on the project in an attempt to protect the community and environment from
On 4/4/23, the Fort Collins City Council passed a new set of oil and gas regulations designed to be stronger than the state’s oil and gas laws. These regulations to the city’s land use code will (in effect) ban new oil facilities from being built in city limits. READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE The approved changes
GREAT NEWS! We have just learned that Troy McWhinney has withdrawn the drilling permit for one of the two fracking pads that is threatening Loveland’s Centerra community. It appears that the development company plans to put retail, mixed use and residential buildings there instead of drilling rigs. The fact that McWhinney’s oil and gas extraction plans
Titled – Let’s Protect Loveland From Fracking Please urge our city councilors and Mayor Marsh to deny any future fracking permits being set forth by Troy McWhinney, et al. As residents of this city, we need to hold City Councilmembers Foley, Overcash, Fogle, McFall, Mallo and Olson accountable for their votes in support of fracking
Language: How about a massive Solar Farm? I am writing to express my concern about the proposed fracking (2 pads with 26 wells) in the Centerra area in Loveland. I moved here in May 2021. I chose this community because of the promoted sustainability as well as the community amenities. The Lakes of Centerra website states
Many residents are protesting the proposed fracking in Southeast Loveland and justifiably so. Being right in our backyards, it would seriously endanger people, animals, the ecosystem, and our planet. As a health professional and member of Physicians For Social Responsibility, I’m obligated to share the article “2000 Studies Show Fracking Causes Severe Harm to Human Health” recently
Titled – McWhinney, Centerra and fracking Last year, we purchased a home in the Lakes at Centerra area in Loveland, a McWhinney-developed community that boasts a “sustainable lifestyle”. The co-located High Plains Environmental Center carries the coveted “Certified Wild” designation from the National Wildlife Federation. Three lakes are nearby, and the paths and wildlife around