Today, we look into tracking Coloraodo’s climate footprint with environmental groups pushing for expanded data collection. Then, we hear from Hondurans in Colorado calling on Congress to pass two bills to address root causes of violence in Honduras. We close […]
New rules around oil and gas development go into effect in January. This comes after months of debate at the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state’s regulatory agency, which was tasked with overhauling rules after legislation was passed […]
Photographers, migrating animals, and cultural histories all share a reliance and admiration for one thing: clear, dark, starry skies. But the preservation of dark skies is threatened by development, including evergrowing cities and the infrastructure needed for oil and gas […]
This past June, the West Elk Mine punched a mile of road and two drilling pads for methane venting into lands that conservation groups say should be roadless, according to federal policy. Mine operators, however, say their leases for a […]
“Hydraulic fracturing, the actual process itself, didn’t impact domestic water wells but flowback from hydraulic fracturing was disposed into unlined pits which then contaminated groundwater.” — Dominic DiGiulio People in communities across the nation have found themselves the participants in […]
We hear about the COGCC rulemaking process currently taking place on oil and gas extraction followed by an interview with the non-profit MESA on how they’re grappling with funding cuts and the work they do to combat sexual assault. We […]
The Boulder County Commissioners were told Tuesday they should not put up with “toxic trespassing” and instead continue a moratorium on oil and gas drilling. Roz Brown says a unanimous vote on the moratorium was welcome news to the meeting’s […]
On Tuesday, WildEarth Guardians, an environmental advocacy group, formally threatened seven oil and gas companies with Clean Air Act lawsuits. The group alleges that the companies, which include Noble Energy, Extraction Oil and Gas and Crestone Peak Resources, launched fracking […]
