Groups Rally For Oil & Gas Operation Changes
THORNTON, Colo. (CBS4) - Having kids attend school near oil and gas wells in Colorado has many people concerned.
Moms Clean Air Force and Earthworks say more than 50,000 children in Colorado go to a school or daycare that's within half of a mile from active oil and gas operations.
They say that's a problem, and they have a solution.
"We need the state of Colorado to protect our children at school and create a setback of a minimum of a 1,000 feet from the school property line, not the building," said Stacy Lambright, a Thornton resident.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says there is no evidence children are at risk for long-term health impacts because of oil and gas operations.
