A clean-air advocate filed a defamation lawsuit Monday, alleging that Colorado Springs city officials subjected her to a smear campaign for exposing concerns about pollution from the Martin Drake Power Plant

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – A clean-air advocate filed a defamation lawsuit Monday, alleging that Colorado Springs city officials subjected her to a smear campaign for exposing concerns about pollution from the Martin Drake Power Plant.

Leslie Weise says officials tried to discredit her and ruin her reputation.

Weise contends that Colorado Springs Utilities and city leaders withheld internal data showing harmful levels of sulfur dioxide emissions.

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