Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission Archives - The Colorado Sun

An idle pump jack, the fence around it broken, sits in a field across from single family houses.

Colorado approves up to $14 million to plug oil wells before they end up on state’s “orphan list”

by Mark Jaffe 4:02 AM MDT on Aug 14, 20257:40 AM MDT on Aug 14, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A geyser shoots from behind sound barriers around Chevron's Bishop well blowout

Colorado regulators move to hold Chevron accountable for massive Weld County well blow out

by Mark Jaffe 4:05 AM MDT on Jun 27, 20252:33 PM MDT on Jun 29, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

An idle pump jack, the fence around it broken, sits in a field across from single family houses.

“Negligent” K.P. Kauffman won’t be forced by regulators to plug 39 Weld County wells

by Mark Jaffe 4:00 AM MDT on Jun 27, 20258:21 AM MDT on Jun 27, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

An idle pump jack, the fence around it broken, sits in a field across from single family houses.

Colorado towns take new approach to force oil and gas company to plug old wells

by Mark Jaffe 4:10 AM MDT on Jun 10, 202512:27 PM MDT on Jun 11, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A small, muddy pond surrounded by tall grasses with buildings and construction equipment visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Weld County oil well blowout exposed people miles away to high levels of benzene, researchers say

by Mark Jaffe 4:25 AM MDT on May 12, 20252:35 PM MDT on Jun 29, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A man wearing a white hard hat the is covered with stickers and a navy blue shirt is framed by a yellow metal structure as he looks down on part of a fracking water recycling system

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Colorado drillers must recycle fracking water starting in 2026 under first-in-the-nation rules

by Mark Jaffe 4:17 AM MDT on Apr 24, 20253:22 PM MDT on Apr 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Components of a oil and gas processing facility, including red and white flags, line a farm field where a large new drill pad is proposed.

Colorado regulators sign off on oil and gas drilling near new Erie housing development

by Mark Jaffe 4:01 AM MDT on Mar 27, 20256:24 PM MDT on Mar 27, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A pump jack used to pull oil and gas from the earth sits in a field. There are homes in the background

Colorado company can’t avoid $1.9M fine for oil and gas violations, even if it shuts down, court rules

by Mark Jaffe 3:54 AM MST on Feb 18, 20257:18 AM MST on Feb 18, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

A series of oil pumpjacks surrounded by red fencing on a barren landscape, reflected in a large puddle in the foreground.

Bogus oil and gas data filed for wells in or near 15 Front Range cities and towns, Colorado regulators say

by Mark Jaffe 4:17 AM MST on Dec 17, 202411:38 AM MST on Dec 17, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun

Oil and gas equipment operating in a field in Weld County. A white fence is in the foreground

Consultants hired by Chevron, other large producers falsified oil and gas data, Colorado regulators say

by Mark Jaffe 4:22 AM MST on Dec 6, 20249:25 AM MST on Dec 6, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun