Grand Valley Citizens Alliance

February 28, 2025
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Colorado takes important step in cutting methane pollution, but more action is needed

This week, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted to approve new rules implementing Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 oil and gas methane reduction requirements.
February 28, 2023

What we’re hearing in our “deep listening”

Here are some of the results we are seeing in our "deep listening" campaign across three Western Colorado counties.
July 18, 2022

The easiest thing you’ll do this summer

For awhile now, we’ve been telling you about our “deep listening” efforts in Western Colorado. But I wanted to show you just how easy and rewarding […]
March 3, 2022

A breath of fresh air: New rules in the AQCC

Last December, Western Colorado Alliance and allied organizations from across Colorado achieved another victory for clean air and healthy communities. In the latest of a series […]
March 2, 2022

Conservation groups react to COGCC vote

Updated Rules significantly reduce, but don’t eliminate future risk of orphaned oil & gas wells Today, members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) […]
December 22, 2020

AQCC approves repair rules for gas leaks near homes

The Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) approved new standards today that will ensure gas leaks on well pads near homes, schools and playgrounds will be repaired […]
May 29, 2020

Conservation groups move to defend air quality protections

Seven conservation groups with thousands of members across Colorado have jointly filed motions to intervene in two lawsuits that are challenging recently adopted air quality protections […]
February 17, 2020

A big win for clean air in Western Colorado

The Alliance secured an important win with the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) last December. New rules were adopted during the last AQCC rulemaking process which […]
February 12, 2020

Protecting your voice

Yesterday, dozens of people testified in Denver before the White House Council on Environmental Quality regarding the Trump administration’s proposal that would weaken National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) […]