Air Quality
Chevron Agrees To $1.53 Million Fine for Bishop Blowout
This week, the ECMC announced an agreement for a $1,534,500 fine for the blowout incident at the Bishop A07 pad in Galeton.
March 2, 2026
Air Quality
Air Quality
Colorado Rising Calls for Increased Protections for Schools
Groundswell Citizen Response to Colorado Rising’s Call To Action On Fracking Near Schools In November, Colorado Rising sent an action alert email to its supporters explaining our alarming findings about the proximity of Colorado’s schools to active O&G operations and the huge number of spills within a mile of school grounds. Our message encouraged supporters
February 11, 2026
Air Quality
Pipeline Leak Near School Bus Stop in Weld County Releases Benzene and Methane
HOW LONG HAD GAS BEEN LEAKING? A pipeline carrying natural gas from fracking operations has been found to be leaking just north of Fort Lupon near a school bus stop. The toxic gasses benzene and methane were detected. It is unclear how long the pipeline had been leaking – the information available seems to indicate
January 30, 2026
Air Quality
Stricter Rules Coming for Gas Pipeline Leaks & Repairs
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
December 29, 2025
Air Quality
Air Quality Monitoring Kickoff Event in Aurora
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
October 1, 2025
Air Quality
New study: Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year
A new study published 8/29/25 was groundbreaking in a unique way – it analyzed the health impacts from fossil fuels from beginning to end (unlike most studies) – from exploration, to extraction, to consumption in its end use. The harms of fossil fuel use are well known, but these “full life-cycle” findings were even worse
August 30, 2025
Air Quality
CSU researchers find more air pollution from Galeton O&G explosion than previously reported
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
May 29, 2025
Air Quality
Oil Well Explosion in Weld County – Worker Injured, Residents Evacuated, Area Contaminated
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
May 12, 2025
Air Quality
Longtime Polluter Prospect Energy Booted from Colorado, Must Clean up Sites
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
August 27, 2024
Air Quality
Emergency Town Hall: Get Informed & Help Fight the Lowry CAP!
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,
April 2, 2024