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New air regs could be in Colorados oil and gas future
2013-10-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Aspen Public Radio: Colorado has a problem with air pollution levels of ozone have been going up, and that can cause health problems. So the state is taking a look at tightening up air regulations for drilling companies. But, some say much is being done already. Reporter: On a recent weekday night, people sit quietly in a large conference room at the Glenwood Springs Community Center. Theyre listening to speakers detail what they say is a growing risk of air pollution from oil and gas operations across Colorado....
Flood Forensics: Why Colorado's Floods Were So Destructive
2013-10-08 22:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Parts of Colorado are still drying out after floods hit the state last month. Eight people died, and damage from the worst flooding in decades is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Scientists are now venturing into the hardest-hit areas to do a sort of "flood forensics" to understand why the floods were so bad. Geologist Jonathan Godt takes Peak Highway in northern Colorado up into the Rockies. The road there winds past ravines and streams where water is still rushing. Front-end loaders are...
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Colorado's problem turns from water to sludge
2013-09-19 14:36:38| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The panicked escapes that took place in this riverside town last week were worth it: The trailer parks that frame the shoreline of the swollen South Platte now sit smashed and throttled by mud. And not just any mud. When the flood claimed the nearby wastewater treatment plant too, officials and residents worried that the deluged edges of Evans had turned into a toxic open sewer. "In our living room, there's 6 to 8 inches of pure, black mud," said Karen Kesterson, 68. "You just kind of slide...
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Just how extreme was Colorados record-setting rainfall?
2013-09-17 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: The torrential rainfall that inundated Colorado for the better part of a week has finally cleared, leaving eight confirmed dead and 1,600 destroyed homes in its wake (see images from the initial flooding here). Yesterday, meteorologist Robert Henson told Climate Central, the city of Boulder officially set the record for its rainiest year in recorded history. Five days in the past week set individual rainfall records, while the 9.08 inches that fell on Sept. 12 shattered the previous single-day...
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Oil and fracking chemicals spill into Colorados floodwaters
2013-09-16 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Heavy rains returned to Colorado on Sunday and hampered rescue efforts after last week`s flash floods. The confirmed death toll has risen to seven, and hundreds are still unaccounted for. An estimated 1,500 homes are destroyed. Some 1,000 people in Larimer County, north of Boulder, were awaiting airlifts that never came on Sunday - they were called off because of the foul weather. The floods have also triggered other problems that have gotten a lot less media attention: Fracking infrastructure...
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