State oil and gas regulators are investigating reports that environmental consultants falsified results of tests on soil, groundwater and contamination at about 350 locations in Weld County between 2021 and this summer.

The information was submitted on behalf of some of Colorado's largest oil and gas producers and was intended to determine whether work to clean up spills or close oil and gas sites met the state's cleanup standards.

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