Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop ItBy Justin NobelKarret PressApril 2024496 pages In January 2020, Rolling Stone published America’s Radioactive Secret, the result of Justin Nobel’s 20-month long investigation into the dangerous levels of radioactivity detected… Read More ›
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Study: Flaring causes billion$$ in health damages
Texas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado account for 45 percent of people adversely affected by flaring and venting Half a million Americans live within three miles of oil and gas production facilities that engage in venting and flaring A new study led… Read More ›
Suncor is at it again
Ever disdainful, Colorado’s Suncor refinery is at it again, polluting to high heaven By Philip Doe Did you catch the big Colorado news flash? Denver’s century-old Suncor refinery got fined again — this time a reported $10 million for continuing… Read More ›
Communities of color breathe Denver’s worst air
New study: Historic redlining laid foundation for today’s poor air quality trends “Change is not driven by scientists, but it comes when people ask for change and when the evidence is strong. What we can bring to the table is… Read More ›
Study: Fossil fuel pollution kills 5 million people a year
A new study estimates that deaths caused by fossil fuel pollution are much higher than previous estimates, therefore a phase-out of fossil fuels would have positive impact on public health Among non-industry types attending COP 28 in Dubai this year… Read More ›
AQCC rule invites major companies to pay to pollute
Colorado industrial greenhouse gas rule fails to sufficiently reduce pollution near impacted communities Air Quality Control Commission adopts GHG trading system over requirements for onsite reductions by polluters “Unfortunately, this rule fails to sufficiently reduce pollution in disproportionately impacted… Read More ›
Court rules fracking emissions are not temporary
Appeals court rejects Colorado free pass for fracking air pollution “Colorado can’t keep permitting more oil and gas wells to spew pollution and pretend that it’s working to fix our severe smog problem. This decision will force the EPA and… Read More ›
What the hell do lawnmowers have to with this?
Major failure of EPA settlement with Suncor to protect people in Colorado Administrator Regan and Gov. Polis must commit to give Commerce City & surrounding communities more than electric lawnmowers “The settlement between EPA and Suncor Energy reads like a… Read More ›
Three new PA studies confirm fracking’s cancer connection
Children living near fracking wells were more likely to experience low birth weights, cancer, and severe asthma according to three new studies by the University of Pittsburgh for the Pennsylvania Department of Health (UPitt/DOH). Researchers looked at health records and… Read More ›
Oil and gas production takes a major toll on our health
A recent study slipped under the radar in May — or perhaps it was buried? Whatever the case this study provides a comprehensive and damning assessment of the nationwide impacts of oil and gas production on our health. While the… Read More ›