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Following PSR’s Report, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signs House Bill 22-1348, the “Oversight of Chemicals Used in Oil and Gas Production” bill.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has signed House Bill 22-1348, the “Oversight of Chemicals Used in Oil and Gas Production” bill. This pivotal legislation was borne out of PSR’s year-long investigation that demonstrated how Oil and Gas companies routinely withhold the identities of chemicals used in drilling and fracking operations by dubiously claiming trade secret protections.
The Sierra Club: “Oil and Gas Companies Routinely Frack With ‘Trade Secret’ Chemicals, Including PFAS”
In the magazine “Sierra”, the Sierra Club covers PSR’s shocking investigative report about the use of toxic PFAS and other unknown chemicals protected as “trade secrets” that are widely used in fracking in Colorado.
NEW PSR REPORT: Oil and Gas Companies Withheld Fracking Chemical Identities from Public in More than 12,000 Colorado Wells over Past Decade; Interactive Map Shows Locations
A new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility shows previously unpublicized use of PFAS (“Forever Chemicals”) in fracking in Colorado between 2011 – 2021, but gaps in chemical disclosure rules limit the public’s ability to know full extent of use.
Colorado law currently allows oil and gas companies to withhold fracking chemical identities from the public and from regulators by claiming them as “trade secrets.” As the report documents, companies have utilized that provision thousands of times to avoid disclosing exactly what chemicals they use. This secrecy prevents the public from knowing how widely PFAS – or other toxic chemicals – have been used in oil and gas wells, raising concerns that Coloradans are unknowingly exposed to dangerous hazardous substances.
Tracy Koller, PSR CO Board Member: “Marshall Fire should not have happened”
This poignant and moving opinion piece was penned by our own Tracy Koller, a current PSR CO Board member who resides in Superior, and whose neighborhood was directly impacted and damaged by the Marshall Fire. Tracy’s opinion piece appeared in the Boulder Daily Camera on January 11, 2022.
PSR CO Press Release: Superior, Colorado Health Professionals point to climate causes of fires
PSR Colorado (Physicians for Social Responsibility), an organization of health professionals and other public health-concerned citizens, is deeply saddened by the horrific fires that devastated the Superior, Louisville, and Boulder County communities. Indeed, two members of our PSR Colorado Board of Directors were directly impacted by the firestorm.
Tracy Koller, FNP and Sasha Stiles, MD, MPH, have the joint distinction of being board members of PSR (Physicians for Social Responsibilty) Colorado, health professionals, impacted residents of Superior, Colorado, and climate activists.
Please read our press release in response to the tragic Marshall Fire.
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