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Bill Aims To Speed Up Oil, Gas Permitting Process
DENVER (AP) – Rep. Mike Coffman has introduced legislation to streamline the process for getting oil and gas drilling permits on leases of federal land. The trade groups Western Energy Alliance and...
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Oil, Gas Groups Comment On Colorado Roadless Proposal
DENVER (AP) – Groups representing oil and gas companies say they’re concerned that Colorado’s proposed rule for managing roadless forests would essentially designate more areas as wilderness. They said...
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EPA Holds Hearing In Denver On Oil And Gas Rules
DENVER (AP) – The energy industry asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday to take more time to rethink its proposed rules for limiting air pollution at oil and gas wells. Environmental...
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Dems Praise Colorado Areas Suggested For Protection
DENVER (AP) – Conservationists and some Colorado Democrats are praising the choice of four areas in the state that President Barack Obama’s administration says should receive wilderness or...
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Johnston, McNulty Say Stable Oil, Gas Rules Needed
DENVER (AP) – A stable regulatory environment makes it possible for energy developers to do business, two state legislators said at a luncheon Tuesday for a group of independent oil and natural gas...
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Natural Gas Production In Colorado Could Ramp Up Even More
DENVER (CBS4) – Natural gas production in Colorado could increase dramatically over the next few years after the Department of Energy cleared the way for more gas to be exported. The department has...
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Threatened Bird Leads Feds To Block Some Drilling In Colorado, Utah
DENVER (AP) – The federal government this week declared more than 400,000 acres in southwestern Colorado and eastern Utah off-limits to energy exploration or any other kind of development to protect...
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U.S. Senate Majority Could Rest On The Sage Grouse
DENVER (AP) – An obscure, chicken-sized bird best known for its mating dance could help determine whether Democrats or Republicans control the U.S. Senate in November. The federal government is...
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Gunnison Sage Grouse Gets Federal Protection
DENVER (AP) – Federal officials granted protection to the Gunnison sage grouse on Wednesday, a move that could bring restrictions on oil and gas drilling and other activity to preserve the bird’s...
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Federal Government Limits Drilling In White River National Forest
DENVER (AP) – The federal government is making more than 90 percent of the 2.2-million-acre White River National Forest off-limits to future energy exploration, angering the energy industry but...
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Democrats Reintroduce ‘Frack Pack’ Oil And Gas Regulations
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A group of bills called the “Frack Pack” announced Thursday by four Democratic congressmen would impose more stringent federal environmental regulations on a domestic petroleum...
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Colorado Already Has Methane Curbs Tougher Than Proposal
DENVER (AP) – Strict limits on methane emissions passed a year ago in Colorado mean the state’s energy producers will not be affected by the federal government’s new plan to crack down on the powerful...
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EPA Hears Widely Different Views On Methane Emission Threat
DENVER (AP) – Over-regulating methane emissions could discourage the use of environment-friendly natural gas, an energy industry representative told the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday....
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Study: Most Of Methane Hot Spot Comes From Natural Gas Leaks
DENVER (AP) – A puzzling concentration of the greenhouse gas methane over the Southwestern United States appears to come mostly from leaks in natural gas production, scientists said Monday. Researchers...
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Groups Challenge Federal Oil, Gas Leasing On Climate Grounds
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government needs to consider greenhouse emissions and the potential contribution to climate change before allowing oil and gas development on public land, two...
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U.S. Takes Key Step To Implement Sage Grouse Conservation Plan
DENVER (AP) – Federal land managers issued guidelines Thursday for restricting energy development, livestock grazing and other activities on public land in the West to protect the greater sage grouse,...
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25 Oil & Gas Leases Canceled In Western Colorado
By Shaun Boyd DENVER (CBS4)– The federal government has reversed course and canceled 25 oil and gas leases in Western Colorado. The Obama Administration has been studying the leases for some time, but...
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