Colorado lawmakers aim to tighten oil and gas regs
A spreading network of oil and gas drilling rigs has heightened public concern over potential impacts to public health and the environment. Proposed bills would up fines, reduce perceived conflicts of...
View ArticleColorado: Fort Collins moves closer to fracking ban
SkyTruth created this map with 2008 data, showing the general location of oil and gas drilling activities in Colorado. Town seeks to protect health and well-being of residents; critics say local bans...
View ArticleColorado: More gas-drilling propaganda?
A drilling rig in Jackson County. Industry leader caught making inaccurate statements about oil and gas drilling impacts to groundwater By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — The public relations war over...
View ArticleEPA plans new air quality regs for oil and gas drilling
Emissions from gas-drilling rigs would be substantially reduced under a proposed new set of EPA regulations. PHOTO FROM WIKIPEDIA VIA THE CREATIVE COMMONS. Updated rules target greenhouse gases, toxic...
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