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In Wake of Colorado Flooding, U.S. Reps Call for Hearing on Oil and Gas Spills
2013-10-07 15:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Two House Democrats, Rep. Polis (D-CO) and Rep. DeFazio (D-OR), have called on the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate numerous oil and gas spills during Colorados devastating floods in September. The hearing would call on members of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and local elected officials to share their assessments of the damage the flooding has caused--and may cause in the future. In a letter to committee Chairman...
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