Monitoring Oil and Natural Gas Emissions in Colorado
The Air Pollution Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is committed to public health protection and the continual improvement of air quality.
Topics: Environment
Colorado State Implementation Plans
The State of Colorado’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) for complying with the federal Clean Air Act, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Wyoming Study: Fracking Likely Not Behind Well Water Problem
Bacteria were more likely to blame for the problem in Pavillion than the oil and gas drilling process known as fracking, officials with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality said after a two-year study.
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) Data
Total U.S. emissions decreased by 1.9 percent from 2015 to 2016, based on the U.S. GHG Inventory.
Updates to Colorado Ozone Standards
Air Quality Control Commission revisions to Colorado Regulations in response to EPA Oil and Gas Control Technique Guidelines (CTG).
Fracking Not Adversely Affecting Air Quality in Colorado
An air quality assessment released in March 2018 by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) finds a new oil and natural gas development near Battlement Mesa in Garfield County is a “low risk” for “long-term harmful health effects due to [volatile organic compound] exposure.”
Hickenlooper: Colorado Created the “Toughest Methane Emissions Laws in the Country”
“We brought environmentalists and oil-and-gas companies to the table to create the toughest methane emissions laws in the country,” [Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper] said
Baseline Water Quality Sampling Rulemaking
Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rule defining statewide groundwater baseline sampling and monitoring.