Denver, CO (Nov. 27, 2023) - The Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) is hosting a series of listening sessions focused on the issue of cumulative impacts in your community. These sessions aim to engage disproportionately impacted communities before the ECMC’s formal rule making process begins.
Since 2019, ECMC has been engaging in conversations on how to address and evaluate the multiple impacts that residents can experience when there are oil and gas operations in their communities. In 2022, the ECMC Commission decided it was time to undertake a rulemaking to update the initial cumulative impacts work started in 2019. And in 2023, the Colorado legislature gave ECMC further direction on what it should consider when it holds its rulemaking hearing on cumulative impacts.
| Tuesday, December 5 University of Northern Colorado 501 20th Street, Greeley, CO 80639 5:30 to 7 p.m. | Thursday, December 7 The Yellow Rose Center 6490 E 72nd Pl., Commerce City, CO 80022 5:30 to 7 p.m. |
| Wednesday, December 6 Erie Community Center 450 Powers Street, Erie, CO 80516 5:30 to 7 p.m. | Monday, December 11 Colorado Mountain College 3695 Airport Road, Rifle, CO 81650 5:30 to 7 p.m. |
We want to hear from you!
- What are your lived experiences and concerns related to cumulative impacts in your community?
- What are the barriers underserved communities experience regarding ECMC’s mission and rulemaking process?
- How should the ECMC engage with stakeholders throughout the rulemaking process and beyond?
- What specific criteria should be considered during the rulemaking process?
Refreshments will be served. Simultaneous Spanish translation will be available.
Please contact Slavica Park with any questions at 303-579-2451 or spark@crlassociates.com.
About the ECMC
The mission of the Colorado Energy & Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) is to regulate the development and production of the natural resources of oil and gas, deep geothermal resources, the capture and sequestration of carbon, and the underground storage of natural gas in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment and wildlife resources. Visit the ECMC website for more information.