CSU air emissions study presentation at Energy Advisory Board
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Dr. Jeffrey Collett, PhD., Professor in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University (CSU), will present an overview of an ongoing CSU study of air emissions from gas wells in Garfield County Thursday to the Garfield County Energy Advisory Board (EAB) and the community. The presentation, “Characterizing air emissions from new gas well development in Garfield County,” will provide an overview of CSU’s study of emissions of air toxins, ozone precursors, and methane during development of new gas wells in Garfield County. The EAB meeting is March 6, from 5:30 to 8 pm at
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Air quality rulemaking
PARACHUTE, CO – Garfield County Commissioners and Mesa County Commissioners voted Thursday to submit a statement to a 2013-14 Oil and Gas Rulemaking Effort proposed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE). The two counties are part of the Energy Producing Attainment Counties (EPAC) coalition, consisting of Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma and Rio Blanco counties, which supports the statement filed January 30. The response requests that the Air Quality Control Commission communicate an effective enforcement and evaluation strategy before approving new regulations. A premise of the coalition statement is that administration of air regulations statewide should be
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Residents are invited to Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Garfield County invites citizens to attend and participate in the quarterly Northwest Colorado Oil and Gas Forum (Forum), which provides an opportunity to learn about oil and gas activities in northwest Colorado from local, state and federal government officials, oil and gas industry representatives, and concerned citizens. The Forum is December 12, from 10 am to noon at the Colorado Mountain College Rifle Campus, 3695 Airport Road. Matt Lepore, director of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, will present on the rulemaking process to rewrite oil and gas spill reporting requirements. Updates on oil and
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