Colorado Rising

07/28/2025

It's time to hold operators accountable for violating Colorado's oil & gas regulations.

Chevron, Occidental and Civitas were hit with violation notices for falsified lab reports that underrerported groundwater pollution levels.

07/25/2025

Is it never-before-seen data? Visit our website and take the poll!

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 the record number of oil spills that have been reported in Weld County. We’ve been asked to clarify, so here’s the first of se...

06/26/2025

In a special meeting on June 26, 2025, ECMC representatives announced Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) 404256913, issued to Noble Energy Inc as a result of the Bishop A07 blowout incident on April 6, 2025.

In a special meeting on June 26, 2025, ECMC representatives announced Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) 404256913, issued to Noble Energy Inc as a result of the Bishop A07 blowout incident on Apri…

06/12/2025

The oil & gas industry loves to use words like “daylighting” to describe when an underground oil spill reaches the surface. It happens every day, and it has to stop. We’re , visit our website for more information (link in bio).

06/12/2025

“It’s really a soup.” Toxic chemicals like benzene, toluene, arsenic, and more spilled onto the ground in Colorado, and the cleanup is far from over.

Chevron continues to clean up toxic chemicals spewed into the air, soil and water after an oil and gas well in Weld County blew out in April due to equipment-installation failures.

06/10/2025

Over the past 12 months, 884 oil and gas spills were reported near homes in Greeley, Fort Lupton, Kersey, La Salle and Platteville, according to Spilling the Truth, a new public alert system launched by Colorado Rising for Communities.

Christiaan van Woudenberg, principal data analyst with EcoCarto, said the goal is to make it easier for residents to know about the risks to agricultural land, livestock, water resources and community health. In April alone, 229 spills were reported in Weld County, more than six per day.

"Every oil well ever drilled in Colorado will eventually leak," he said. "This is a forever problem. The more wells you drill, the greater this problem is going to be for future generations."



https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-06-05/environment/new-alert-system-brings-oil-and-gas-spill-data-directly-to-colorado-residents/a97115-1 #

Over the past 12 months, 884 oil and gas spills were reported near homes in Greeley, Fort Lupton, Kersey, La Salle and Platteville, according to Spilling the Truth, a new public alert system launched by Colorado Rising for Communities. Christiaan van Woudenberg, principal data analyst with EcoCarto,...

06/10/2025

When a Chevron well blows out in Colorado, the community is again left in the dark, with no transparency, just more silence.

When holes are drilled into the ground to frack and extract fossil fuels, no one and nothing is safe. There is no such thing as a “clean” or “carbon

06/02/2025

🚨 Calling Colorado Youth leaders! 🚨

Colorado Rising is launching our Youth Advisory Committee– a youth-led space that advises Colorado Rising for Communities on how to center youth voices, shape outreach and campaigns, and co-create the future of our movement. Members build leadership skills, grow their networks, and help advance climate justice.

🌱 Build leadership, organizing, and event planning skills
🎨 Lead media, outreach, or civic action
💰 Stipend/volunteer hours
🗣️ Ages 12-17

Apply now ✊🏽🌄👉🏽 bit.ly/applytoyac

05/19/2025

Weld County reported 1,407 oil spills in 2024. In April 2025, a record-breaking 225 spills were reported to the ECMC. Weld County Now sees 6 new spills every day.

But ... the ECMC only inspected 28.7% of Weld County's oil & gas wells in the last 12 months.

We're Spilling the Truth. Join us to hold elected officials, regulators, and the oil & gas industry accountable.

View the campaign at https://corfc.org/spills/

04/23/2025

We celebrate Earth Day everyday on Turtle Island by caring for all beings and that includes ourselves.

Be kind to yourself and never fighting for a better world for all future generations 🌎💚🌱

04/15/2025

YOUTH UNITY RISING SUMMIT 2024 RECAP 💫🌎🌱

This past fall, we gathered with youth, community members, and educators for the 2nd Youth Unity Rising Summit, a powerful youth-led event organized by our Youth Advisory Committee and our friends at Denver Public Schools Students for Climate Action (). The event started with our inspiring keynote speakers, Shannon Francis (.sun) and Theo Wilson (), followed by one of the highlights of the day: the Youth Leadership Panel. Beckett Nelson-Gardner, president of Denver Public Schools Students for Climate Action and our master of ceremonies, facilitated the youth panel discussion. The panel consisted of meaningful conversations surrounding climate, mental health, and the importance of youth and community engagement. Thank you to Mabel Kim, Kingston Findlater, Charlotte Goldstein, and Beckett for your contributions and insights!

The workshops, many of which were facilitated by youth, included content related to environmental justice and stewardship, leadership, advocacy, mental health, inclusive wellness, community healing, and more.

By providing diverse platforms for learning and action, the Youth Unity Rising Summit empowers younger generations to drive meaningful change in their communities and beyond.

A huge thank you to 📸 and all of our amazing speakers collaborators, partners, cosponsors, and attendees!

We’re looking forward to what’s to come this year— stay tuned for more information on future events and programming. Feel free to contact us for any questions in the meantime!

04/11/2025

Climate Lobby Day Recap 🌏💚👏🏽

In collaboration with 350Colorado and dozens of organizations, we came together to talk to our lawmakers about issues we care about relating to climate. Climate change affects everyone, and those, especially from disproportionately impacted communities, across the world are feeling the impacts. Events like these showcase the power in alliances and the need to rise up and fight for future generations to have a livable planet. We are grateful for this opportunity each year and for everyone who shows up to use one of the most powerful tools under their belt: their voices!

A special thanks to Classrooms for Climate Action for inviting us to help chaperone and guide their youth at the Capitol. We enjoyed hearing powerful stories from the youth about the importance of taking climate action!

Thanks to everyone for showing up for the 10th annual Climate Lobby Day.