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Colorado Community and K-12 Groups Awarded AirWaterGas Grants
...AirWaterGas Sustainability Research Network based at the University of Colorado Boulder. The grants aim to improve understanding of the risks and benefits of oil and gas development as identified by...
Educational resources for community available online
...Environment and Sustainability Resources Assessing Drinking Water Quality on Colorado’s Western Slope Engaging Spanish-Speaking Coloradans in the Fracking Debate Everyday Colorado: Generating Local Knowledge about Health & Environment Intermountain Oil...
NSF Awards CU-Boulder-led Team $12 Million to Study Effects of Natural Gas Development
...advised by an external committee that includes representatives of the oil and gas industry, regulatory agencies, environmental organizations, local governments, academia and Native American tribes. Preparation of the SRN proposal...
Well Owners Sought for North Fork Valley Water Quality Study in September 2014, Spring 2015
...Energy Research Center (CWERC) to study North Fork Valley baseline water quality conditions that could be affected by current and proposed extraction of oil and natural gas. The scope of...
Deepwater Horizon Lessons are Subject of Jan. 26 Lecture at CU-Boulder
...in the largest accidental oil spill in U.S. history. Called “What Happened at Deepwater Horizon?” the event will be presented Jan. 26 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in the Mathematics...
Up in the Air: CU-Boulder Students Witness Environmental Threats by Plane
This fall, two CU-Boulder students were treated to an aerial view of the effects of oil, natural gas, and coal development on some of America’s most cherished lands— national parks....
Emissions creating bad ozone days locally
Oil and gas emissions contributed to high summertime ozone levels in northeastern Colorado, according to a new study led by CIRES and NOAA researchers.......
Outreach Awards fund 34 outreach projects
...Associate Sara Staley and Research Associate Bethy Leonardi College of Engineering and Applied Science Oil and Gas Contamination of Jackson County Waters Professor Joseph Ryan, Department of Civil, Environmental, and...
Colorado nail salon workers face chronic air pollution, elevated cancer risk
Colorado nail salon employees face increased health risks due to high levels of indoor airborne pollutants akin to an oil refinery or an auto garage.......
CU Students Inspire Middle School Girls to Consider Careers in Science
...bacteria, Gatorade was a proxy for chemical runoff, and olive oil represented motor oil. Kroepsch and DeHart then challenged the girls to design a filter capable of removing all of...