{"id":1746,"date":"2026-03-19T14:25:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/concolo2026.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:31:41","slug":"hold-polluters-accountable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/press-releases\/hold-polluters-accountable\/","title":{"rendered":"COMUNICADO: Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado responsabiliza a los contaminadores; nuevas iniciativas har\u00e1n que las empresas de combustibles f\u00f3siles paguen por los da\u00f1os que causan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:173px;--awb-padding-bottom:53px;--awb-padding-top-medium:53px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:53px;--awb-padding-top-small:43px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:43px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color7);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1201px + 11px );margin-left: calc(-11px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-11px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.5px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.5px;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInDown\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-font-size:67px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1em;--fontSize:67;line-height:1.03;\">COMUNICADO DE PRENSA<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><a class=\"yellow-link\" href=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/resources\/press-releases\/\">\u00ab Todos los comunicados de prensa<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" 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);\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.5px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.5px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-left:0px;--awb-margin-top-medium:0px;--awb-margin-right-medium:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-margin-left-medium:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:-3px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"86\" alt=\"Conservation Colorado\" title=\"Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_Mtn_NavyTop_04-scaled-1.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_Mtn_NavyTop_04-scaled-1-1200x40.png 1200w, https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_Mtn_NavyTop_04-scaled-1.png 2560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:63px;--awb-padding-bottom:63px;--awb-padding-top-medium:63px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:63px;--awb-padding-top-small:47px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:47px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1201px + 11px );margin-left: calc(-11px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-11px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.5px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.5px;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:27px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:63px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1em;--fontSize:63;line-height:1.03;\">COMUNICADO: Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado responsabiliza a los contaminadores; nuevas iniciativas har\u00e1n que las empresas de combustibles f\u00f3siles paguen por los da\u00f1os que causan<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:27px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:17px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1em;--fontSize:17;--minFontSize:17;line-height:1.3;\"><strong>marzo 19, 2026<\/strong><\/h6><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-six\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-medium:0px;--awb-font-size:17px;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1em;--fontSize:17;--minFontSize:17;line-height:1.3;\">Contacto de prensa:<\/h6><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Kennedy-Ezra Kastle, Gerente de Comunicaciones  | <a class=\"footer-link\" href=\"tel:3033337846\" aria-label=\"call 3033337846\" data-uw-rm-vglnk=\"\"><strong>303.333.7846<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"mailto:communications@conservationco.org\" aria-label=\"communications@conservationco.org\" data-uw-rm-empty-ctrl=\"\"><strong>communications@conservationco.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:13px;margin-bottom:27px;width:100%;max-width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;--awb-sep-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);border-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:27px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:27px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;text-transform:none;font-size:1em;--fontSize:27;line-height:1.43;\">La acci\u00f3n surge en respuesta al intento de Advance Colorado de consagrar protecciones para la industria de combustibles f\u00f3siles en la constituci\u00f3n estatal<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><em>*Actualizado el 23 de marzo de 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DENVER \u2014 Hoy, Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado present\u00f3 cuatro iniciativas electorales que responsabilizan a las compa\u00f1\u00edas de petr\u00f3leo y gas por los da\u00f1os que puedan causar al aire, el agua, la tierra y las comunidades. Estas medidas se presentaron\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leg.colorado.gov\/initiatives\/583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">en respuesta a la iniciativa #177<\/a><\/strong>, un intento c\u00ednico de Advance Colorado de consagrar en la constituci\u00f3n estatal la capacidad de la industria de combustibles f\u00f3siles para demandar y frenar pol\u00edticas de energ\u00eda renovable.<\/p>\n<p>En 2024, se anunci\u00f3 un acuerdo sobre iniciativas electorales energ\u00e9ticas. La comunidad ambiental y los principales actores de la industria del estado han respetado ese acuerdo. Sin embargo, Advance Colorado lo ha ignorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLas energ\u00edas renovables son la forma m\u00e1s r\u00e1pida y econ\u00f3mica de ser implementadas, por lo que este intento c\u00ednico de blindar los combustibles f\u00f3siles en la constituci\u00f3n estatal dejar\u00eda a los habitantes de Colorado con facturas de servicios p\u00fablicos m\u00e1s altas y aire contaminado. Si la iniciativa de Advance Colorado avanza, trabajaremos para informar a los habitantes de Colorado sobre los riesgos y garantizar que la industria rinda cuentas plenamente por los impactos de la perforaci\u00f3n\u201d, dijo Kelly Nordini, directora ejecutiva de Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>Presentadas hoy por Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado, estas medidas responsabilizan a los contaminadores actuales e hist\u00f3ricos mediante:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Responsabilidad Estricta para Operadores Actuales (Estatutaria):<\/i><\/b>Si una empresa de petr\u00f3leo y gas que opera actualmente en Colorado causa da\u00f1os al aire, agua, tierra o comunidades, ser\u00e1 responsable. Esta medida establecer\u00eda responsabilidad estricta para propietarios, operadores y productores actuales, de modo que no puedan alegar que el da\u00f1o fue involuntario o que no hubo negligencia si ocurri\u00f3 durante su operaci\u00f3n.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Responsabilidad Solidaria para Operadores Pasados y Actuales (Constitucional):<\/i><\/b>\u00a0El sector de petr\u00f3leo y gas de Colorado tiene una larga historia de causar da\u00f1os al medioambiente y a las comunidades. Esta medida responsabiliza tanto a operadores y\/o productores actuales como pasados por los da\u00f1os, al exigir responsabilidad solidaria; cuando varias empresas son responsables de da\u00f1os al entorno natural o a una comunidad, cada una puede ser considerada responsable. Sin posibilidad de ocultarse tras el operador anterior ni de eludir responsabilidades.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Protecci\u00f3n a los Consumidores Frente a Nuevos Costos de Infraestructura de Gas Natural (Constitucional):\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Los habitantes de Colorado merecen tener el derecho de tomar decisiones sobre la energ\u00eda que usan en sus hogares, el aire que respiran y el dinero que gastan. Esta medida garantiza que los distribuidores y empresas de servicios p\u00fablicos no obliguen a los clientes existentes a pagar los costos de ampliaciones de gasoductos ni los costos de desmantelamiento.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Protecci\u00f3n de las Fuentes de Agua Potable Subterr\u00e1nea (Estatutaria):<\/i><\/b><b><i>\u00a0(Statutory):\u00a0<\/i><\/b>La perforaci\u00f3n de petr\u00f3leo y gas genera grandes vol\u00famenes de aguas residuales t\u00f3xicas. Cuando esa agua contaminada se inyecta en el subsuelo y contamina acu\u00edferos limpios, alguien debe pagar por su limpieza. Esta medida responsabiliza a los operadores de petr\u00f3leo y gas por el costo total de restaurar un acu\u00edfero da\u00f1ado a su estado original, as\u00ed como por cualquier otro da\u00f1o econ\u00f3mico y ambiental que pueda ocurrir.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:27px;--awb-margin-top-medium:27px;--awb-margin-top-small:27px;\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 27px;\">Acerca de Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/\">Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado<\/a> is the state\u2019s largest environmental advocacy organization, working to protect Colorado\u2019s climate, air, land, water and communities. Through grassroots organizing, policy, advocacy and elections, Conservation Colorado builds the political power needed to move Colorado toward a healthier, more sustainable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_4);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"width:calc( 100% + 11px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 11px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-11px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-11px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.5px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.5px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.5px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:5.5px;--awb-spacing-left-small:5.5px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element\" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\"fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"93\" alt=\"Conservation Colorado\" title=\"Conservaci\u00f3n Colorado\" src=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_whteMtn_Top.png\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-51\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_whteMtn_Top-1200x58.png 1200w, https:\/\/conservationco.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bg_whteMtn_Top.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1981,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1746"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3143,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1746\/revisions\/3143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/conservationco.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}