Colorado Moms Know Best and Moms Clean Air Force are sending a message to Sen. Cory Gardner. If you’re driving in Colorado Springs, the message might be hard to miss. The groups are unveiling billboards Wednesday objecting to the senator’s vote on national methane capture rules.

Colorado Politics told you about this Republican-led repeal that would allow methane releases as it started winding through Congress back in February. The U.S. Senate voted 51-49 to reject a resolution, technically killing the bill in May. Colorado’s senior senator, Democrat Michael Bennet, opposed the repeal of the clean air rules on methane emissions from oil and gas rigs on public lands.

In the big picture, the billboard might be accurate, but on the vote itself it’s technically inaccurate.

“We are asking: Who is Senator Gardner working for?” said Jen Clanahan, “head mom” of Colorado Moms Know Best. “Instead of looking out for our kids, Gardner voted with national polluters that want to reverse air quality protections. But he should remember who he represents – the people of Colorado. We hope that next time he’ll listen to the people that hired him and will vote to protect our kids’ air. … One in 12 Colorado kids have asthma and a large portion of our population is living with failing air quality.

“The American Lung Association recently released their latest ‘State of the Air’ report, grading counties with a report card. Alarmingly, we’re failing: El Paso County received an F grade. Given this dire news, the senator must be held accountable for his vote for smog and polluted air.”

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The groups said El Paso County was picked because it is one of the nine worst counties for air quality in the state, with the largest city in that group.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to clarify the nature of the May vote. The Moms also corrected their original announcement on where one of the billboards is located.