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Protecting our land and water

Environment Colorado helped pass the Land & Water Stewardship Act, which set strong standards to protect groundwater and required mining companies to create environmental plans to minimize the impact of uranium mining on our wild lands.

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Reducing the impact of oil and gas drilling

We convinced the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to adopt strong regulations to protect our water, wildlife and land from the threats of drilling, including prohibiting drill rigs within 300 feet of drinking water sources.

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Improving Metro Denver transit

Environmentally friendly transit options, such as light rail, are expanding for Denver area commuters, following the 2004 approval of the Environment Colorado-supported FasTracks initiative.

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Cutting smog pollution

We helped pass the Colorado Clean Air Act and won new rules requiring cleaner gasoline and new limits on smog pollution from oil and gas wells.

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More than 20,000 Coloradans urge the EPA to protect our water.

College student Alex Adamczyk helped Environment Colorado's Research and Policy Center, in partnership with Trout Unlimited and Clean Water Action, deliver more than 20,000 comments to the EPA urging clean water protections.

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