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Gas And Oil

Fossil fuel drilling threatens air and wildlife in national parks, advocacy group finds

A methane cloud covering more than 1,200 square miles including Colorado said to have formed over four parks in West

DATE: Feb 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Federal court: U.S. must consider climate impacts of drilling in Greater Chaco region

Biden administration lost in its defense of 199 permits approved under Obama, Trump

DATE: Feb 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. House OKs bill to open public land to development if reserve oil is tapped

Amendment from Rep. Boebert of Colorado would identify portions of Thompson Divide to be leased

DATE: Jan 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Business

Bayfield-area residents left in cold as AmeriGas fails to fill propane tanks

Company representative unsure what might be causing delivery delays in La Plata County

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado regulators out of patience with oil well cleanup

K.P. Kauffman Co. says it will be in better financial condition if it sells northeastern Colorado wells to a company proposing to use them for a carbon capture project

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

La Plata County commissioners direct staff on oil and gas setbacks

Rules aim to strike a balance between desires of the industry and environmentalists

DATE: Jan 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

New report downplays economic impact of Colorado’s oil and gas industry

As energy transition continues, oil and gas jobs account for less than 1% of total state employment

DATE: Jan 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents ponder beam of light captured on Bayfield man’s front porch camera

Fire chief suspects a gas flare, but others share more imaginative ideas

DATE: Jan 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado requires drillers assess impacts of wells. Does it matter?

Environmental groups want regulators to toughen rules, consider impacts of increased drilling activity

DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Oil, gas operator pays millions for Clean Air Act violations

Public prosecution ‘a great model’ for future suits against polluters

DATE: Dec 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

U.S. gives protections to rare Midwest bird as prairie suffers

Prairie chicken’s range includes oil-rich Permian Basin

DATE: Nov 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Revision of La Plata County gas and oil land-use code underway

County will continue to offer opportunities for public input through early November

DATE: Oct 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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