“Hydraulic fracturing, the actual process itself, didn’t impact domestic water wells but flowback from hydraulic fracturing was disposed into unlined pits which then contaminated groundwater.” — Dominic DiGiulio People in communities across the nation have found themselves the participants in […]
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Guided by the values and expertise of medicine and public health, Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) works to protect human life from the gravest threats to health and survival. Emergency Medicine Physician Dr. Larry Moore talks with host Maeve Conran. […]
The Boulder County Commissioners were told Tuesday they should not put up with “toxic trespassing” and instead continue a moratorium on oil and gas drilling. Roz Brown says a unanimous vote on the moratorium was welcome news to the meeting’s […]
On Tuesday, WildEarth Guardians, an environmental advocacy group, formally threatened seven oil and gas companies with Clean Air Act lawsuits. The group alleges that the companies, which include Noble Energy, Extraction Oil and Gas and Crestone Peak Resources, launched fracking […]
Earlier this month a judge in district court in Denver issued a ruling stating that the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, or COGCC, must take up the issue of forced pooling at its meeting on March 11th. The ruling […]
One of the main arguments made in favor of regulating and in some cases banning fracking is the health impacts on humans. There have been several studies showing an increase in asthma an impact on birth weight and other health […]
The Colorado Supreme Court today ruled in favor of the oil and gas industry in the Martinez case in which plaintiffs had asked that the state prioritize health and safety of the public and the environment before issuing oil and […]
