3/ “These new rules will improve air quality and cut climate-warming pollution, helping us achieve the clean air and safe climate our children deserve – while demonstrating that Colorado is committed to safeguarding both for generations to come.”

2/ “Landfills are a major source of methane and harmful co-pollutants that can trigger asthma and other respiratory conditions in kids,” said Laurie Anderson, Colorado field organizer at Moms Clean Air Force.

2/ This landfill methane rule improves protections at Colorado landfills by increasing monitoring for leaks, strengthening requirements for how methane gas is captured and destroyed, ensuring landfills are adequately covered so methane cannot escape, and phasing out open flares.

5/ When communities testify, they’re not just “opposed”—they’re providing evidence related to the very real impacts of oil & gas development, and the need to protect public health, safety, and the environment. ECMC must uphold its mandate by elevating health & safety over extraction of minerals.

4/ The Broomfield Health Survey found residents living near oil & gas sites report higher rates of nosebleeds, headaches, and respiratory issues than those living further away. These lived impacts show why ECMC’s mandate to protect health & safety must be enforced.
www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20...

3/ Studies like this one from CU Anschutz that showed Colorado children diagnosed with a type of cancer of the blood and bone marrow were more likely to live near oil and gas well sites than children who were free of cancer show the very real health impacts:
news.cuanschutz.edu/coloradosph/...

2/ ECMC’s mandate is to protect public health, safety, welfare, the environment, and wildlife resources. Regardless of turnout at hearings, protection isn’t a popularity contest—it’s a legal obligation.

2/ Join us to learn what we can do to fight for clean air for all and how to make your voice heard at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Congress, so we can all remind them that it’s more crucial than ever to strengthen air pollution protections and take action on climate change.

2/ Similarly, Comanche 2 and Craig 1 in CO were slated for retirement by the end of 2025. However, federal officials are reportedly preparing to order these plants to remain open into 2026. CO's transition to renewable energy sources is well underway & we need to stay the course