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Fly-overs of La Plata County’s oil and gas areas underway

La Plata County residents near areas of oil and gas development may be visited from above in the following weeks as BP American Production Co. conducts an aerial safety survey. Th...

DATE: May 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

State owes oil and gas companies millions of dollars

Lawmakers scramble to address ‘crisis’ in waning days

DATE: May 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Canadian officials hope to put “death grip” on fire

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta – Officials said Sunday they reached a turning point in fighting an enormous wildfire, hoping to get a “death grip” on the blaze that devastated Canada’s oil sands tow...

DATE: May 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

BLM undecided on Chaco Canyon oil and gas lease sale

Agency misses May 5 target

DATE: May 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmental groups sue EPA over oil, gas waste rules

Groups say agency hasn’t updated regulations since 1980s

DATE: May 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Supreme Court rules that state law pre-empts local bans

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday struck down two Front Range cities’ prohibitions on hydraulic fracturing, saying state law takes precedence. And with that the focus shifts to the Novemb...

DATE: May 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Local fracking bans struck down by Colorado high court

Lachelt: Ruling does not mean control issue will vanish from La Plata County

DATE: May 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southern Ute shale drilling goals draw scrutiny

Environmental groups demand thorough review of development plans

DATE: Apr 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County commissioner testifies on BLM methane rule

Lachelt wants end to unfettered flaring

DATE: Apr 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Texas, N.M. oil producers push for import limits

American firms say cheap foreign product is bankrupting domestic drillers

DATE: Apr 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Business

Study: Energy industry supports methane rules in Colorado

Companies say benefits outweigh costs

DATE: Apr 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. senators hear pros, cons of BLM methane rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. senators on Thursday debated the scope and impact of a proposed methane waste prevention rule from the Bureau of Land Management. The rule, called “Waste ...

DATE: Apr 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News