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Now We Know: Colorado's Oil & Gas Chemical Reporting Crisis and the Cost to Public Health

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Join us for an exclusive media briefing on a major new report examining the current results of one of the nation’s most closely watched environmental disclosure laws.

While full details remain under embargo until the event, this virtual briefing will bring together the report's authors and leading national experts to discuss the chemical disclosure in oil and gas operations, the implications for public health and safety, and why this matters for every state where oil and gas companies drill.

Why This Matters

A new report uncovers widespread noncompliance with Colorado’s 2022 chemical disclosure law for oil and gas operations, raising urgent questions about public health protections.
Findings suggest that major industry players are failing to report the chemicals they inject underground—potentially including banned substances like PFAS.
The report builds on years of research, highlighted in 2021 by The New York Times, about the presence of “forever chemicals” in fracking operations and offers a new layer of accountability.
Authors will release the report and its findings in an embargoed media briefing on May 20, including legal, scientific, and policy insights relevant to national energy and health reporting.

What you'll get

First look at the report’s major findings.
Insight from the legal and scientific experts behind the analysis.
Background on how the report was built, and how other states can use this data to demand accountability.
Tools and talking points to support reporting and advocacy following the release.

Featured Speakers

Dusty Horwitt, J.D.
Lead Investigator and Report Author
Elizabeth (Beth) Gillespie
MD MPH FACP, Chair Elect, Physicians for Social Responsibility - Colorado
Ramesh Bhatt
Chair of the Colorado Sierra Club Conservation Committee
John Spear, Ph.D.
Professor of environmental engineering specializing in microbiology at the Colorado School of Mines

Moderator:

Shannon Smith
Executive Director, FracTracker Alliance

This event is for journalists, environmental health advocates, legal analysts, and movement partners.

➡️ Please note: All content discussed in this briefing is under embargo until May 20th, 2025 10:00 AM MT.