Leak of the Week: Galeton, CO, a blown out gas well spews unknown chemicals, forcing evacuation of homes and elementry school

Leak of the Week: Galeton, CO, a blown out gas well spews unknown chemicals, forcing evacuation of homes and elementry school
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This week's Leak of the Week comes from #Colorado. In Galeton, Colorado in April, a Chevron oil and gas well blew out, forcing dozens of rural households to evacuate and shuttering the elementary school next door.

But what chemicals were spewed into the air and all over the ground? Unfortunately, we don't know.

In both New Mexico and Colorado, frontline activists are fighting to hold companies and states accountable to what should be common sense – telling us what chemicals they're exposing people to. If you'd like to help, send us a message and we'll link you up with them. See you next week! #KeepItIntheGround #OilAndGas