Colorado exemption allows industry to pollute without permit

DENVER – Colorado public health officials routinely allow oil and gas companies to begin drilling and fracking without obtaining federally required permits that limit the amount of pollution...

New Mexico utility seeks electricity options other than coal

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric provider on Monday put out a request for proposals for hundreds of megawatts of power to fill a future void as the utility plans ahead for weaning...

Clean air group says Denver, Fort Collins improving on ozone

La Plata County gets D grade for ozone levels

Shuttering N.M. power plant kindles job loss fears

SANTA FE – One of three coal-fired power plants in the Four Corners has been partially shut down and the other two could close in the next five years. The change likely means clea...

Coal boiler sparks federal lawsuit between Hesperus neighbors

Neighbors say governments won’t help

Oil and gas company fined $3,000 for failing to report emissions

San Marco Petroleum president says state well-aware of hydrogen sulfide emissions

Four Corners’ ozone levels meet tougher standards

Pollution controls, switch to natural gas credited

Camera exposes methane leaks noted by NASA

Media tour shows methane and gas leaks in San Juan Basin

Study finds oil and gas industry largest contributor to ‘hot spot’

NASA found 250 plumes accounting for more than 50 percent of methane emissions

Rep. Scott Tipton urges federal agency to get rid of new methane rule

Congressmen sign letter asking to withdraw venting and flaring regulations

Will Navajos’ sovereign status exempt it from fed regs?

Country’s largest reservation will argue coal mine status in court

U.S. proposes to cut methane from oil, gas by nearly half

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration issued a final rule Thursday to sharply cut methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas production, a key part of a push by President Barack Obama to reduce...