HIA in the News: “State Oil and Gas Chief: Battlement Mesa Drilling Health Study Not Pressing”
November 25, 2009
The Colorado Independent, by David O. Williams
"The head of the state agency that oversees oil and gas drilling in Colorado says it's too early to commit to a baseline health study in a Western Slope community wary of plans to site up to 200 natural gas wells near homes and on its municipal golf course.
Members of Battlement Concerned Citizens (BCC) want a Health Impact Assessment conducted before state or local approval of an Antero Resources plan to put 10 well pads and up to 200 gas wells in the Garfield County community of Battlement Mesa, home to more than 5,000 people..."
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