Oil and Gas

Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.

Freshman Representative Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) is sponsoring a bill that would require Bureau of Land Management field offices across the West to adopt plans to open more lands to oil and gas drilling.

It’s not often that folks can get a ‘bird’s eye’ view of the largest flattop in the world, but many did earlier this month thanks to Aspen-based Ecoflight and Citizen’s for a Healthy Community located in Paonia, Colorado. This year, Ecoflight provided ten flights over the Nork Fork Valley and Grand Mesa to view low to high-potential areas for oil and gas development.

If approved by lawmakers, the agreement could freeze Colorado’s approach to fossil fuels for almost four years to allow for the full rollout of its policies and regulations.

Some advocates want to reform the federal fossil fuels leasing system even as select public lands are going back on the market.

Two of the biggest mergers in the oil and gas industry this year took place in Colorado, helping make the second quarter of 2021 one of the hottest periods for deals in the past couple of years.

As the state tries to reform its relationship to drilling, an expensive task awaits.When an oil or gas well reaches the end of its lifespan, it must be…

The administration is putting the brakes on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move is being met with cheers from conservation groups and legal…

A proposal for what could be the state’s largest fracking site is drawing community opposition in Boulder County, including a group of high schoolers who…

A Bureau of Land Management Field Office on the Western Slope decided to open 95 percent of lands under its watch to oil and gas leasing. But the State of…