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Once again, Colorado leads the nation in safeguards for oil and gas development
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For the past decade, Colorado has led the country when it comes to regulating the oil and gas industry – from air rules and fluid disclosures, to water monitoring and spill reporting requirements. And now, we also have the most comprehensive flowline regulations in the nation. In response to the tragic events in Firestone one…
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Bipartisanship on energy? Thank Sen. Ray Scott
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Here’s something you don’t hear often enough: Thank you, Ray Scott. The rock-ribbed Republican senator from Grand Junction is a political slugger, but he’s found a soft side to get Democrats to the table on energy issues this session. He also is as strong an advocate for oil and gas, along with coal, as you…
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Colorado regulators pass rules to help locate oil and gas pipelines
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The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission approved rules Tuesday to help the public get a general idea where oil and gas pipelines are located. The nine-member panel unanimously approved the regulatory update after three days of testimony. Regulators have been working on the proposal for months, in the wake of a home explosion in…
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Coffman challengers Salazar, Weiser call attorney general’s appeal decision ‘tone deaf,’ ‘misguided’
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The two Democrats running for attorney general in next year’s election on Thursday ripped a decision by Republican incumbent Cynthia Coffman to defy Gov. John Hickenlooper by appealing a court decision critics say could shut down oil and gas production in Colorado. State Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, and Phil Weiser, a former dean of the…
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Attorney General Coffman appeals Martinez decision over Governor Hickenlooper’s objection
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Asserting that Colorado’s governor doesn’t have the authority to overrule a decision made by the state’s oil and gas commission, Attorney General Cynthia Coffman on Thursday appealed a lower court ruling that could effectively shut down drilling in the state despite Gov. John Hickenlooper’s request this week for her office to stand down. The controversy…
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Environmental groups ask Hickenlooper not to appeal oil and gas drilling decision
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Environmental groups are encouraging the governor not to appeal a Colorado Court of Appeals decision emphasizing health and safety in permitting drilling. Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and former geologist, has until Thursday to decide whether to appeal the case, which could require state oil and gas regulators to take another look at a request to…
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Now, it’s GOP’s turn to get stiff-armed in a bid to legislate gas-line safety
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Having just turned back a Democratic attempt in the state House to make oil and gas producers map and disclose their underground gas lines statewide, Republicans on Tuesday watched as their own effort to tackle potential gas-line hazards was scuttled by Democrats in the same chamber. Both parties have scrambled to address questions involving the flow lines after a devastating explosion April 17…
