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Fact Sheets

Oil and Gas Pollution: Contaminants associated with the various stages of oil and gas development

Think Again: Air pollution from oil and gas facilities

Pits: Contamination and regulation issues

Fracking: A brief look at the issues

Publications

Oil and Gas at Your Door? A landowner's guide to oil and gas development.
Our Drinking Water at Risk - What EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don't Want Us to Know About Hydraulic Fracturing
Pit Pollution - Backgrounder on the issues, with a New Mexico case study
Air Sampling Conducted in Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia Counties, Alabama - An investigation of hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic compounds near oil and gas production sites.
The Oil and Gas Industry's Exclusions and Exemptions to Major Environmental Statutes - A report explaining the many exemptions enjoyed by the industry.
OGAP Report on Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado - Updated 3/2008.

Proceedings

The 2005 OGAP People's Oil and Gas Summit - Toxics in Our Communities.

Community Voices

La Plata County, CO

"Bellflower Well" is Curt Swanson's account of how he and his subdivision neighbors pushed to get a gas company to mitigate some of the effects from their wells, and how the county and local community organizations proved to be invaluable allies in their struggle.

News

Halliburton's Interests Assisted by White House

LA Times: Vice President Dick Cheney's office has backed measures favoring hydraulic fracturing, a technique developed by Halliburton Co., Cheney's former employer.

Publications

Air Sampling Conducted in Monroe, Conecuh and Escambia Counties, Alabama

An investigation of hydrogen sulfide and volatile organic compounds near oil and gas production sites.

Colorado Oil and Gas Industry Spills

A review of spills occurring between June 2002 and June 2006

Letter to COGCC and CDPHE regarding disclosure and monitoring of oil and gas chemicals in Colorado

Summary of Recent Incidents Involving the Release of Oil and Gas Chemicals and Waste in Colorado

Oil & Gas Accountability Report -- spring/summer 2006

New Mexico Surface Owner Protection Bill Fact Sheet

Background on HB 437

Oil and Gas Pollution Fact Sheet

Contaminants associated with the various stages of oil and gas development

Pit Pollution

Backgrounder on the issues, with a New Mexico case study

Think Again - Oil and Gas Air Pollution Fact Sheet

Air pollution from oil and gas facilities

Noise and Oil and Gas Development in Colorado

A presentation at the September, 2005 Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Noise Hearing

OGAP/SJCA Colorado Noise Rule Submission

Recommended Changes to the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's Proposed Noise Rule (Rule 802)

Our Drinking Water at Risk

What EPA and the Oil and Gas Industry Don't Want Us to Know About Hydraulic Fracturing. (Full Report)

New Mexico Model County Oil and Gas Regulations

Oil and Gas at Your Door? (2005 Edition)

A landowner's guide to oil and gas development.

Colorado Model County Oil and Gas Regulations

Expert Testimony on Hydraulic Fracturing Impacts

OGAP Public Comments to EPA on Hydraulic Fracturing Study

Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Wells: A Threat to Drinking Water

Preserving our Public Lands

A citizen's guide to understanding and participating in oil and gas decisions affecting public lands.