Oil and Gas

Ten Utah youth are suing the state over its issuance of permits for fossil fuels, which they say violates their rights to life, safety, and health. All of the plaintiffs reside in counties that have received an "F" grade from the American Lung Association due to their poor air quality. It's the latest in a series of climate lawsuits happening around the country.

The Trump administration plans to roll back a Biden-era rule that discouraged companies from abandoning wells. Conservatives for Responsible Stewardship found that it could cost taxpayers $750 billion.

The report comes as the Trump administration tries to “unleash” domestic energy supplies.

Twenty-seven trillion cubic feet of natural gas is nearly the same amount the U.S. consumes in a year. But extracting it is another story.

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.