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705 Lauren Richardson Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

705 Lauren Richardson Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images

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Lauren Petrie, of Food&Water Watch, holds up a graph showing all of the fracking sites along the front range as she addresses members of the COGCC board members during a public comment session on October 30, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be deciding whether to approve the location of 84 wells Extraction Oil & Gas Inc wants to drill in Broomfield. The proposed project has generated a lot of controversy with both Broomfield and Adams county residents upset about the particular location of the wells and how they might affect neighbors and water supplies. Dozens of residents turned out to voice their opposition to the project. The mission statement for the COGCC says that they are charged with fostering the responsible development of Colorado's oil and gas natural resources in a manner consistent with the protection of public health, safety, and welfare, including the environment and wildlife resources. Their agency seeks to serve, solicit participation from, and maintain working relationships with all those having an interest in Colorado's oil and gas natural resources. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty