Booming Oil and Gas Drilling

Today's Rocky Mountain News pretty much sums up the problems we're facing in terms of booming oil and gas development and ozone pollution. Combined with several days in a row of above-average temperatures, it seems pretty likely Denver will once again violate ozone air quality standards. The oil and gas industry's refusal to agree to new and better pollution controls only underscores the need for more strict regulatory action to protect our health.

A nonattainment designation likely would have prevented all this from happening in the first place by imposing strict ozone control requiremnets. Fortunately, it's never too late to act for clean air and a nonattainment designation is better late than never.