By: Adam Chodak

When Lisa Bracken moved next to Divide Creek in western Colorado, she saw her 60 acres of undeveloped land as something of a wildlife refuge. But over the past few years, Bracken has watched the wildlife - especially the vegetation - die off.

Bracken blames the oil and gas company that's extracting natural gas in the area.

"The formulas are proprietary trade secrets and the companies have worked hard to give themselves a competitive edge," said Doug Hock, a spokesperson for EnCana, the gas company that's working near Bracken's land.

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