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Cultivando, a grass-roots organization that advocates for health equity in Latino communities, has submitted a million dollar proposal to comprehensively monitor air pollution around the Suncor refiner in Commerce City. When implemented, the proposal will give residents near the refinery verifiable, scientific information about the types and concen... trations of dozens of pollutants . Cultivandos proposal is a two-part project. Part A will identify the air pollution emanating from the Suncor refinery and measure the health and societal impacts of the pollution. Part B will carry out several interdependent studies and activities to determine the full range of health and environmental impacts the Suncor refinery has on peoples lives and their sense of well being. Since SB 181 was signed into law on April 16, 248 drilling permits have been approved by the COGCC. These permits were approved even though no rules have been implemented to protect the health and safety of Coloradans who live in these areas. Instead, Jeff Robbins, the director of COGCC, drafted a framework of 15 Objective Criteria to determine which wells can be approved without jepardizing the health of nearby residents. These criteria are not based on scientific studies but instead on a very subjective set of guidelines designed to keep the oil and gas industry happy and in business. This streamlined process sidesteps the intent and letter of SB181, adding a veneer of legitimacy to an end-run around the rule making process. The following compendium was written by Wendell G Bradley, PhD in Physics. Wendell lives in Windsor, CO. The following URL https://www.psr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/compendium-6.pdf is the definitive voice; it is the literature search; it is the sought after scientific evidence. And, it puts the lie to once relied upon (but unpublishable as scientific) CDPHE compilations based on cherry picked studies. It is essential reading for anyone making decisions about fracking. Selected excerpts from the document follow: Rapid declines ...Read More