November 13, 2014 - The oil and gas industry is soliciting public relations advice from--you guessed it--"Dr. Evil." His basic game plan for oil and gas industry executives is to "win ugly" by hiding who bankrolls his work, and to "play dirty" and mislead the public...
Updated November 13, 2014 - During summer and fall of 2014, local residents offered short video testimonials on their desire to see the North Fork Valley's public lands protected from the risks and hazards of industrial oil and gas development. This series, called North Fork Vignettes, was...
November 13, 2014 - US News - Toxic Chemicals, Carcinogens Skyrocket Near Fracking Sites "'This is a significant public health risk,' says Dr. David Carpenter, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany-State University of New York and lead author of the study,...
October 30, 2014 - From time to time, we’ll bring you important news stories, new reports, and other relevant information about irresponsible oil and gas development locally, regionally, and nationally. Here’s the latest: Earthworks - CHC Joins 130 Groups from Across the Country to Call on the Obama...
October 16, 2014 - From time to time, we’ll bring you important news stories, new reports, and other relevant information about irresponsible oil and gas development locally, regionally, and nationally. Here’s the latest: DeSmogBlog - Confirmed: California Aquifers Contaminated With Billions Of Gallons of Fracking Wastewater Nine injection wells--used...
October 2, 2014, Citizens for a Healthy Community has launched a brand new web site to serve as a central location for important info about efforts to protect the North Fork Valley's public lands from risky oil and gas development. Visit www.NorthForkValley.org for more info. This web site...
October 2, 2014, KREX News Channel 5 - Decision on Whitewater Oil Drilling Expected in October The deeply flawed Whitewater drilling approval from the BLM's Grand Junction Office should have a decision sometime next month. We're hopeful that the agency will recognize the flaws we raised in our...
August 27, 2014, We've got two great hiking opportunities coming right up: Saturday, Sept. 6th - Hike Clear Fork in The Thompson Divide. Celebrate National Public Lands day with CHC and our partners from The Thompson Divide Coalition and the Western Slope Conservation Center for a hike up the Clear Fork...
August 8, 2014 - Summer is moving right along and there are a bunch of fun events coming up for you to get engaged in! Please consider joining Citizens for a Healthy Community's board and staff members at one or more of these upcoming events: Thurs., Aug....
August 7, 2014 - Citizens for a Healthy Community is proud to present a free screening of “Dear Governor Hickenlooper” on Sunday, September 7, from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia. Inspired by Jon Bowermaster’s film, Dear Governor Cuomo, Dear Governor Hickenlooper...