Press Release: Safe & Healthy Colorado Coalition Launches Statewide Ballot Initiative for Cleaner Air and Water by Phasing out New Oil and Gas Permits by 2030
PRESS RELEASE
April 4, 2023
Safe and Healthy Colorado Coalition Launches a Statewide Ballot Initiative for cleaner air and water in Colorado by Phasing out New Oil and Gas Permits by 2030
The 2024 ballot initiative would reduce pollution, protect Colorado’s land, air and water, and promote the transition to clean energy by stopping the expansion of new oil and gas operations
COLORADO – Today Safe & Healthy Colorado, a grassroots coalition of dozens of endorsing community and statewide organizations, launched a statewide ballot initiative for a gradual phase out of new oil and gas permits by 2030, curtailing fracking first in the most polluted communities and promoting a just transition for workers and communities to a clean renewable energy future.
Press Release: Community Discussion Seeks to Create a Brighter Future for Commerce City: Reimagining a Healthy and Safe Future
Press Release
March 30, 2023
Community Discussion Seeks to Create a Brighter Future for Commerce City: Reimagining a Healthy and Safe Future
Community members gather to discuss their concerns and hopes for a healthier future as the Suncor oil refinery, one of the most polluting facilities in the state, restarts production
Commerce City – The Suncor oil refinery contributes significantly to the climate crisis and “F grade” air quality in the Denver Metro North Front Range Area.
‘Frack of the State’ Rally Highlights Polis’ Failure to End Oil & Gas Wars
Denver, CO – As Governor Polis gave his 2023 State of the State address, a coalition of community and environmental organizations gathered at the Capitol to spotlight the Polis Administration’s failure to adequately protect Coloradans’ health and the environment and to make the Colorado public, state legislature, local officials, and media aware of the large number of new residential fracking permits being approved by Governor Polis’ regulatory agency – the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC).