“There is still this general sense that the main issue hasn’t been addressed – local control – and the idea that people can control where fracking is happening in their neighborhoods and in their towns.” On Thursday April 30th, the […]
Oil and Gas Health Studies
Trying to get more information on the health impact of oil and gas drilling is a topic that lawmakers will soon be taking up at the statehouse. It comes after the Governor’s oil and gas task force issued several health […]
Governor Discusses Oil and Gas Task Force Recommendations
Governor John Hickenlooper’s oil and gas task force will deliver its final recommendations Friday. The group is proposing nine changes to try and mitigate the impacts of energy development near communities. The task force also wants local governments to be more […]
Hickenlooper Won’t Impose Statewide Fracking Ban
Governor John Hickenlooper says a statewide fracking ban isn’t the answer to mitigating the impacts of energy development. This comes after an anti-fracking group backed away from its announcement this week that they would try to get such a ban […]
New Coalition Delivers Health Impact Studies to Fracking Task Force at Final Meeting
Coloradans Against Fracking Groups involved in local control issues around the state are part of a new state-wide coalition that is calling on Governor Hickenlooper to ban fracking in Colorado. Coloradans Against Fracking held a press conference Tuesday in Denver […]
Capitol Conversation: Governor’s Oil and Gas Taskforce
The Governor’s oil and gas task force wraps up its work this week. Bente Birkeland takes a look at how state lawmakers are preparing for the report, and examines some of the other big issues coming up at the state […]
Mineral Rights Bill Moving Through Senate
State lawmakers have largely held off on introducing oil and gas legislation until the Governor’s task force can make recommendations. But a bill initially passed in the Senate that would require cities and counties to compensate mineral owners who aren’t […]