After Stapleton drilling proposal surprise, Denver looks for fixes
It started on Jan. 16 as social-media posts warned residents that oil drillers could be interested in their neighborhood.
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U.S. court asked to hold off on decision over fracking rules
The Trump administration asked three federal judges from the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to hold off on a decision regarding a major federal fracking rule implemented by the Obama administration.
“The war on American energy is over,” Secretary Ryan Zinke tells the Western Conservative Summit
Public lands belong to the public, and as such, they should be used for the financial value of their oil, gas and timber, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told the Western Conservative Summit.
EPA can’t delay methane rules laid down under Obama, federal judges rule
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said Friday that the state had joined a lawsuit over the delay brought by environmental groups.
Air pollution violations could cost Denver oil and gas company $10,000 a day
The air pollution contributed to ozone pollution along the Colorado Front Range, according to a civil complaint. Ozone can lead to smog.
Denver will try to sort cyclists, cars and pedestrians on Wash Park’s loop road
The Wash Park loop road is a 2.2-mile confusing mess that results in a lot of unsafe behavior. The city is going to try to fix that.
After a fatal home explosion, Andarko is disconnecting all small pipelines from its wells
The action was voluntary. Colorado state regulators said they did not order it.
Colorado Republicans run out the clock on a bill to require disclosure of pipeline locations
Colorado Republicans used a late-night filibuster Monday to block a first-of-its-kind requirement that oil and gas producers provide the locations of all their gas lines.
Six things you should know about the fatal gas explosion in Firestone and what comes next
This is going to reverberate in state politics around oil and gas for a long time.
Colorado: No sign yet of well leak in fatal Firestone home explosion
Air sampling after the explosion found no trace of escaped gas in the neighborhood.
Boulder County didn’t drop its oil and gas moratorium, and Colorado AG Cynthia Coffman could sue
Cynthia Coffman, a Republican, says the moratorium contradicts a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that only the state can regulate the industry.
Colorado AG to Boulder County: Repeal your oil & gas moratorium or else
State threatens to sue Boulder County for oil-gas moratorium