Local Governments Supporting Smog Reductions

The City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, and the Denver Regional Council of Governments are the latest local governments and governnmental organizations to come out in support of the state's proposal to ratchet down on emissions of smog forming compounds from oil and gas developments north of Denver. The proposal would require a 95% reduction in smog forming compounds from condensate tanks that release 11 tons/year or more into our air.

Condensate tanks, like the one above, spew out smog forming compounds.

While Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action has moved to support the proposed smog reductions, the support of local governments is crucial and needed. Echoing the oil and gas industry, Weld County has voiced opposition to the smog reductions, claiming that oil and gas developments don't contribute to smog. This defies data from the industry itself, which shows that oil and gas developments are the largest source of smog forming compounds in Weld County.

The support of Larimer County, Fort Collins, and others shows that there is support for clean air and healthy communities in the Denver metro area, and for the state's proposed reductions in smog forming compounds. Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action would like to give a big thanks and a big hand to those county and municipal governments that are sticking up for clean air and the health of their citizens. We heartily encourage everyone else to do the same.