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
Great news! A new law SB24-185 has been signed that protects oil and gas owned by local government from being “force pooled” or developed without their consent. This law was introduced by Boulder County lawmakers in part to protect Boulder County’s mineral rights which had been threatened by oil and gas companies who attempted to
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
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A WIN FOR ACTIVISM! 1/24/24 UPDATE: the ECMC voted 4 to 1 to deny drilling permits for the additional 18 fracking wells at the Coyote Pad! This amazingly good result shows why it is SO important for the public to speak out and keep sending comments to Colorado’s O&G regulators and to our elected officials.
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
OIl companies leave contaminated sites for Taxpayers to FIX Even when funds can be found to plug and abandon oil and gas wells in Colorado, their legacy lives on in the form of precarious industrial accidents waiting to happen. These plugged and abandoned wells often leak and contaminate the land and air for years before
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