Oil & Gas

Rewriting the rules: Wolves, federal reform and a lawsuit from rural Colorado

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Late last year, five wolves were airlifted from Oregon to Colorado under a plan voters narrowly approved—but few knew one of them came from a pack with a history of livestock attacks. 

Fewer still knew the move may have violated federal law.

At the center of the controversy is a growing belief that Colorado’s wolf reintroduction bypassed environmental law and public transparency. 

And a federal lawsuit now threatens to unravel the entire plan.

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Choked out: How Colorado’s regulatory maze is starving its energy producers

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Few states rival Colorado’s wealth of energy resources, but its oil and gas industry is up against increasing challenges. Small and mid-sized operators, once the industry’s backbone, are struggling with a growing tangle of regulations.

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Laramie Energy gives Mesa County a bleak outlook on future under present regulation

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In an informational work session, Chris Clark of Laramie Energy gave Mesa County Commissioners Cody Davis and JJ Fletcher an update concerning how ever-increasing regulatory policy in Colorado is not only impacting smaller oil and gas companies, but also cutting into the county budget.

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Oil and gas industry to push for policy changes under Trump administration

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The oil and gas industry sees an opening to reverse “heavy handed mandates” with the incoming Trump administration, arguing that last week’s elections showed that Americans want the widest possible portfolio of energy sources — not “government mandates and restrictions.”

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New rules would limit use of fresh water in oil-and-gas operations

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To reduce the amount of fresh water used in oil-and-gas drilling, operators must ensure a certain percentage of water they are using in extraction is reused or recycled under a plan set to be released in the next week by a legislatively created advisory group.

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