January 9, 2008--Evaporation ponds more dangerous than previously believed (Glenwood Springs Post Independent)
An environmental organization says state data about oil and gas company wastewater ponds in western Colorado shows the ponds are "posing greater risks to human health than previously thought." Rocky Mountain Clean Air Action, a Denver-based nonprofit, said data collected by the Colorado Air Pollution Control Division shows wastewater evaporation ponds in places such as Garfield County are "major sources of air pollution and pose greater threats to human health than previously reported," the group said in a statement. "Oil and gas evaporation ponds are putting communities in western Colorado at an ever-increasing risk of illness," said Jeremy Nichols, director of the organization, in a prepared statement. "This latest data confirms what many have believed from the start: that evaporation ponds are major sources of toxic air pollution."
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