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Here’s who Gov. Polis just named to sit on the new, full-time panel regulating Colorado oil and gas
The 5-person Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will complete tasks outlined by Senate Bill 181, which sought to give local governments more control and prioritize the protection public health, safety and the environment
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Every oil and gas well in Colorado must be pressure tested annually under new rules passed by regulators
By Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Environmentalists worry Colorado will see a surge of abandoned oil and gas wells as industry tanks
By Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado oil and gas regulators punt major rule changes until after their paid replacements are hired
By Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
“This penalty sends a message”: Colorado driller will pay $18.25 million for deadly 2017 Firestone home blast
By Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Millions in oil, gas taxes may have been lost because Colorado regulators didn’t enforce reporting rules
A scathing audit -- which comes after Colorado tightened oil and gas regulations last year -- found the top drillers in the state failed to file thousands of production reports from 2016 to 2018
Colorado approves new oil and gas flowline mapping rules after fatal 2017 Firestone blast
The rules provide public access to a more detailed and accurate state map of locations of flowlines, which are pipelines that connect an oil or gas well to other pieces of equipment
Potential for short-term health impacts from Colorado oil and gas drilling leads to calls for temporary halt in permits
A new study commissioned by the state health agency and released Thursday shows worst-case scenarios for adverse effects
Trump’s “energy dominance” push changing plans for 3 million acres of Colorado land, local stewards say
State and local agencies -- and more recently, Gov. Jared Polis -- prioritized conservation during years of public input and discussion. Now those objectives are in jeopardy.
Colorado oil and gas overhaul tips power toward local government. How that power is used will vary widely.
Towns and cities along the I-25 corridor, where drilling is closest to suburban neighborhoods, likely will be first to test the waters
Colorado expands buffer zone between schools, oil-gas wells to 1,000 feet following Proposition 112’s failure
The Colorado Petroleum Council supported the new rule, calling it a compromise produced by cooperation
Colorado regulators mull new rules increasing buffer zones for oil, gas drilling near schools
The hearing will be held just six weeks after Colorado voters defeated a measure that would have required a buffer zone of 2,500 feet from occupied buildings and vulnerable areas
Crestone’s plans for oil and gas drilling on Boulder County open space could be delayed for years after state stops hearings
The delay, attributed to a lawsuit filed by Boulder County, could postpone drilling on the property near Erie for years while the case is pending in court
