The Adams County Sheriff’s Office said it was called at about 4:30 p.m. to a home in the 8400 block of Franklin Drive for a “gunshot victim”
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“Super-emitting” oil wells near Denver are releasing 142% more pollution per hour than state average, CSU study finds
Adams County had three wells with massive emissions, the largest leaking 165 pounds of methane per hour. State will use the data to prioritize plugging orphan wells.
Posted inCrime and Courts
Former Adams County sheriff, top officials arrested, accused of lying about training hours
Former Sheriff Rick Reigenborn, former Undersheriff Tommie McLallen and former Division Chief Mickey Bethel face several felony charges, including forgery
Posted inBusiness
There’s been a surge of abandoned oil and gas wells in Colorado over the past 90 days
The rise in orphan wells is being fed by smaller operators who no longer find it economical to operate in Colorado and the continued discovery of old wells, sometimes by developers looking to build houses on former oil and gas sites
Posted inClimate
Here’s how Colorado plans to slow global warming using carbon capture
New machine to draw carbon from air in Brighton may be North America’s largest effort, in VIP launch. But is there a “moral hazard”?
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado withdraws air pollution permit after suit claims it was rushed
State’s OK for tanker repair shop is voided by Adams County District Court after neighbors said they failed to “follow the science”
Posted inHealth
Regulation falls short of protecting north Denver residents from Suncor refinery, nonprofit research finds
Cultivando, an Adams County environmental nonprofit advocating for Latino communities, released the results of their yearlong air monitoring program and called for stricter industry regulations
Posted inEnvironment
Suncor will finally reopen after a 3-month closure. But will anything change for its neighbors?
Gas prices that rose when Colorado’s only petroleum refinery closed are expected to drop. But residents who’ve dealt with Suncor’s pollution for decades aren’t so thrilled — and they have a plan.
Posted inHealth
“Forever chemicals” about to get their first U.S. limits. Colorado families wonder if it will make their water safer.
Experts say removing PFAS from drinking water will cost billions. Small and poor communities will be hit hard.
Posted inEnvironment
Colorado falls further behind on air pollution permits while losing court cases brought by environmental groups
Backlog grows while environmental groups sue and win over delays in limits on ozone-causing emissions