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Restoring the River is an Act of Justice
For generations, Indigenous communities have honored rivers as living relatives. Restoring the South Platte means restoring our relationships with the land, water, and each other.

Colorado Rising Connects with Youth at Enviro Leadership Summit
On October 2, area youth gathered at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley for the Youth Environmental Leadership Summit. Colorado Rising was proud to

Great turnout and impassioned testimony at ECMC Sunlight-Long Hearing
Nearly 500 community members flooded the ECMC hearing about the Sunlight Long fracking project on Sept 11. The capacity crowd even occupied the lawns outside

Abandoned oil & gas well ruptures, releases hydrocarbons & water in Weld County
On Saturday 9/6/25, an abandoned oil and gas well in Weld County started spewing water and hydrocarbons. Front Range Fire and Rescue sent multiple emergency

New study: Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year
A new study published 8/29/25 was groundbreaking in a unique way – it analyzed the health impacts from fossil fuels from beginning to end (unlike

Spilling the Truth: Why This Is Never-Before-Seen Data Part II
In the promotional materials and during the Spilling the Truth campaign launch webinar, we advertised and delivered on what we believe to be never-before-seen data about
