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Colorado regulators won’t halt oil and gas drilling as they implement new law prioritizing safety
Some environmentalists and community activists have demanded the commission stop issuing permits until the new rules are complete
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Oil and gas activists want Colorado to pause new drilling while regulations are being sorted out
By The Associated Press
8 pivotal moments that defined the 2019 legislative session in Colorado
By John Frank Politics and Government Primary category in which blog post is published
Opponents of Colorado’s new oil and gas regulation law won’t try to repeal it — at least not this year
By The Associated Press Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Gov. Polis signs Democrats’ sweeping oil and gas bill into law, marking major shift in regulatory authority over drilling
By Jesse Paul Energy Primary category in which blog post is published
Colorado lawmakers are using the deadly Firestone explosion as a fulcrum for change — just as Erin Martinez wanted
Erin Martinez, whose husband and brother were killed in the 2017 Firestone home explosion, knew her tragedy would be politicized if she spoke out in support of Senate Bill 181. And the blast has become front and center in the bill's debate.
Colorado regulators OK forced pooling for controversial Broomfield drill site that prompted lawsuit
The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted 5-1 to allow Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. to use a process called forced pooling to tap oil and gas belonging to several owners
Colorado Democrats unveil their bill with big changes for oil-gas drilling, stoking industry frustration
The legislation would bring a fundamental change to the way Colorado oversees one of its biggest and most contentious industries
Democrats hint at broad plans for oil and gas regulation in Colorado, but industry and activists await details
Erin Martinez, whose husband and brother were killed in the 2017 explosion of their home in Firestone, called for better regulations. But, she said, “I have no desire to destroy an industry.”
Colorado’s new attorney general wants $4.2 million for organizational makeover as part of big shift from his GOP predecessor
Phil Weiser, a Democrat, also said he will remove Colorado from a lawsuit challenging the Obama-era Clean Power Plan
Colorado’s new attorney general plans legal action against Trump administration over health care, citizenship question
Phil Weiser says “there is going to be an ongoing opportunity for us to join a range of lawsuits that are protecting our Colorado way of life (and) our population and standing up for the rule of law.”
The top 10 issues to watch in Colorado’s 2019 legislative session
Colorado lawmakers will focus on everything from oil and gas and health care to education and immigration when the 2019 term begins Friday
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
Dozens plead with Trump administration to keep methane rules at one-and-done hearing in Denver
Opponents argued Wednesday that changing the rules would threaten people's health, worsen climate change and squander natural gas by allowing leaks to go undetected
