Some Broomfield city council members saw the 5-month oil and gas moratorium as a hammer in their tool box that they could use only once — after that, negotiations with Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. could be more focused on … Read More
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Greeley residents sue state oil and gas commission over neighborhood drilling rules
A group of homeowners in Greeley filed a lawsuit this morning in Denver District Court against the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), alleging that the state agency ignored its own rules in approving a 24-well site in their … Read More
State Sued Over Neighborhood Drilling Rules
A neighborhood group in Greeley, working with University of Denver’s Environmental Law Clinic, has filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission alleging that the state agency is not following its own regulations to protect neighborhoods. “The … Read More
Site work begins on controversial west Greeley oil, gas well
Drilling is about to begin on the Triple Creek oil and gas well site in west Greeley, and neighbors still are unhappy. At this point, however, there is little they can do but watch — and they will. Residents have … Read More
Greeley neighbors worry about incoming oil and gas project
GREELEY – A large neighborhood in Greeley is getting a very large new neighbor. Extraction Oil and Gas received approval from the city and the state to build 22 oil and gas wells in the neighborhood’s backyard. It’s the first … Read More
FRACTURED, Part V: Trouble in Triple Creek
Over the past decade, Colorado has grappled with how to balance the enormous economic value of oil and gas production, including tax revenues and jobs, with its unwanted impacts on residential communities and the environment. FRACTURED is a new series … Read More
First “Neighborhood Drilling” Application APPROVED Over Neighborhood Opposition
“The new oil and gas regulations are failing to protect neighborhoods,” said Lowell Lewis, speaking on behalf of his family and dozens of residents who live in a Greeley neighborhood. Last Friday, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC), … Read More
Press Release: League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans Opposes Amendment 71
The League of Oil and Gas Impacted Citizens opposes Amendment 71, an initiative that would require a certain percentage of signatures from each of Colorado’s 35 State Senate districts and would require 55% approval from Colorado voters for proposed statutes … Read More
Study Names Top Methane-Polluted Areas, and Polluters, in Colo.
DENVER — A new report from the Center for American Progress has identified the top 11 companies responsible for nearly half of all methane pollution in the United States. Methane is 87 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping … Read More
Impacted citizens respond to Colorado Supreme Court decisions on Ft. Collins and Longmont fracking initiatives
The League of Oil and Gas Impacted Coloradans (LOGIC) expressed disappointment in the Longmont and Ft. Collins decisions released today by the Colorado Supreme Court. The Colorado Supreme Court today issued a ruling to overturn both the fracking ban and … Read More