Colorado oil and gas regulators Tuesday passed sweeping rules to deal with the cumulative impacts of drilling and hailed it as “a big step forward,” but legislators, environmentalists and community groups criticized…
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Draft of Colorado oil and gas rules guts key protection for impacted communities, green groups say
The state Energy and Carbon Management Commission cut a key proposed protection for disadvantaged communities facing oil and gas drilling after a sustained pushback from the oil and gas industry, according to…
Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
The Colorado legislature on Saturday, amid growing opposition from counties worried about losing their ability to make rules around construction and lodging, killed a bill that would have prevented local governments from…
Adams County’s oil and gas rules are among Colorado’s strictest — and the industry is still rapidly growing
When Keith Huck, an Adams County senior oil and gas inspector, walks onto a well pad he looks, listens and sniffs. There is a lot to keep his eyes, ears and nose…
Rules to ensure there’s cash to plug all Colorado oil wells may not be enough, study says
New Colorado rules to insure there is enough cash to plug each oil and gas well in the state at the end of its life may not generate enough money to do…
Starbucks must offer job back to fired Colorado union worker, judge rules
Starbucks must offer a job back to a fired Colorado worker, a judge ruled last week. Federal administrative law judge Ira Sandron said the coffee retailer “engaged in certain unfair labor practices”…