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
In the promotional materials and during the Spilling the Truth campaign launch webinar, we advertised and delivered on what we believe to be never-before-seen data about the record number of oil spills that have been reported in Weld County. We provided our first example using the record number of oil spills reported for April 2025. Our
Operators being held accountable, or business as usual? BACKGROUND: As you know, we have helped publicize the shocking report that our friends at PSR Colorado, Sierra Club, and FracTracker Alliance released two months ago. They showed that most oil and gas companies in Colorado had been illegally ignoring rules adopted in 2022, which required chemical
In the promotional materials and during the Spilling the Truth campaign launch webinar, we advertised and delivered on what we believe to be never-before-seen data about the record number of oil spills that have been reported in Weld County. We’ve been asked to clarify, so here’s the first of several examples from the webinar materials that
Reprinted from a Public News Service article by Eric Galatas Thursday, June 5, 2025 Over the past 12 months, 884 oil and gas spills were reported near homes in Greeley, Fort Lupton, Kersey, La Salle and Platteville, according to Spilling the Truth, a new public alert system launched by Colorado Rising for Communities. Christiaan van Woudenberg, principal data
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
ECMC HAS FAILED TO ENFORCE FRACKING CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE LAWS FOR YEARS A damning report by Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), PSR Colorado, Colorado Sierra Club, and FracTracker Alliance shows that oil and gas operators in Colorado are out of compliance with a 2022 Colorado law requiring them to report all chemicals used in fracking wells.
Mailers bring oil and gas spill data straight to Weld County residents. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2025 Contact: Caitt Maeve, caitt@corising.org, 720-499-4224 Christiaan van Woudenberg, christiaan@ecocarto.com, 720-263-6434 Colorado Rising for Communities Launches “Spilling The Truth” Mailers bring oil and gas spill data straight to Weld County residents. UPDATE: Since our initial reporting of
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
Coverup of toxins from oil spills and closed drill sites in Weld County went on for years Colorado state regulators at ECMC are investigating two environmental consulting firms that falsified soil and water quality results from 2021 to 2024. Fake data on toxins and cancer causing chemicals from at least 350 oil spill sites and