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Opinion: Colorado can take a big step to reduce risk to the people and environment posed by oil and gas

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Opinion: Does the Colorado oil and gas industry really think our bad air comes from China?

By Janis Hallowell Opinion

Opinion: Yes, oil and gas emissions are major contributors to local ozone production

By Frank Flocke Opinion

Colorado announces $18.25 million fine against driller in fatal 2017 Firestone home explosion

By Jesse Paul Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado drillers, enviros near accord on groundwater protection rules. The only rub: How much to protect?

By Mark Jaffe Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

Carman: Oil and gas industry grifters violate Colorado law with impunity 

By Diane Carman Opinion

Millions in oil, gas taxes may have been lost because Colorado regulators didn’t enforce reporting rules

By Moe Clark Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

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

Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado oil and gas regulators are now pursuing penalties in deadly 2017 Firestone home explosion

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission said it was waiting for a final report on the blast from the NTSB. The report was released on Tuesday.

Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published

New attack ad from oil and gas industry ally blasts Gov. Jared Polis and Democrats for “junk science”

Defend Colorado launched a campaign to undercut a new state-commissioned study showing potential health impacts from drilling operations

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Jared Polis doesn’t live at the governor’s mansion, but his top advisers get to stay rent-free

The private living areas at the residence still need $550,000 in renovations to upgrade them to modern standards for the first family, report says

Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

Lawsuit seeks suspension of drilling permits in Colorado until regulations are updated

Colorado Rising attorney Joe Salazar said the Denver District Court complaint alleges the state is issuing drilling permits under rules made obsolete by a new law

Environment Primary category in which blog post is published

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.

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BLM signs lease for its headquarters in Grand Junction, stoking concern

The Bureau of Land Management has signed a lease agreement in Colorado to solidify relocation of its headquarters from the District of Columbia.

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Colorado’s oil and gas industry voices its concerns. But Gov. Jared Polis dismisses them.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Association’s annual Energy Summit this week in Denver shows the debate about Senate Bill 181’s tougher regulations is not over

Energy Primary category in which blog post is published

Colorado is quickly becoming a patchwork of oil and gas rules after a major law change

Boulder County wants to enact tougher regulations. Weld County wants to make it easier to drill. And the state is scrambling to keep up.