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Boulder County Won’t Extend Drilling Moratorium

Some northern Colorado communities are looking to strictly regulate oil and gas drilling rather than stopping it all together.

2013/05/22

Interior Issues New Drilling Rule On Public Land

The Obama administration is proposing a rule that would require companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations.

2013/05/16

Group Of Moms In Boulder County Taking On Big Oil

A group of mothers in Boulder County are taking on big oil in the middle of a battle against hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

2013/05/11

Drilling Critics Mull Next Steps After Defeats

They packed committee hearings, waved signs and even publicly heckled Colorado’s governor. But oil and gas drilling critics saw one political failure after another in the legislative session that ended this week.

2013/05/10

Hickenlooper Orders Review Of Oil, Gas Fines

Gov. John Hickenlooper is directing the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to review its system of penalties and fines, to make sure public health, safety and the environment are protected.

2013/05/08

Hickenlooper’s Growing Fracking Problem

Recent debate hecklers and cities unafraid of lawsuits are showing that the issue of fracking may force Governor John Hickenlooper into an unfamiliar and an unpopular decision.

2013/04/03