After many years of legal fights and delays, more protective rules governing Colorado’s natural gas pipelines are finally on the way. New Colorado laws enacted in 2021 required the state to come up with better oversight of the increasing numbers of pipelines from new drilling operations and for the new homes and businesses expanding into
Great news! A new law SB24-185 has been signed that protects oil and gas owned by local government from being “force pooled” or developed without their consent. This law was introduced by Boulder County lawmakers in part to protect Boulder County’s mineral rights which had been threatened by oil and gas companies who attempted to
4 WONDERFUL AIR QUALITY BILLS: Four impressive air quality bills were introduced by Colorado’s Democratic state lawmakers last week! It will be a tough fight to get these passed so please send your written comments for EACH of the 4 bills now (or even better, attend the hearings and give comment in person!) SB-165: Improve
A new bill, “Modifications to Processes in Energy and Carbon Management.” a.k.a. the Phase Out & Clean Up bill, co-championed by 350 Colorado and WildEarth Guardians, will soon be introduced in the legislature. There are already 19 groups pledged to get involved by supporting publicly, testifying to legislators, and/or helping mobilize their members to help.
5/9/23 UPDATE: the highly anticipated bill, HB23-1294 has finally passed both the House and Senate and is awaiting Gov Polis’ signature. Maddeningly, the bill was further weakened by multiple amendments in the last days of the legislative session (details HERE). 4/21/23 UPDATE: unfortunately, under pressure from Gov. Polis, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce & business special
4/10/23The Protecting Communities from Air Pollution Act bill was finally introduced in the Colorado State House on Monday. Here are some pictures from CO Rising that we took at the bill’s press conference with Representative Jennifer Bacon. For over a decade, Colorado’s ozone problem has worsened, putting public health at risk. Oil and gas operations are
CALL TO CANDIDATES: You are invited to participate in Colorado Rising’s Aurora Candidate Forum on Oil and Gas to be held on Oct 15 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at Aurora Municipal Building. At this event, you and other Aurora candidates will have an opportunity to answer questions and discuss oil and gas issues as they pertain
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 2018 Contact: Anne Lee Foster: 757-870-5102 anneleefoster@gmail.com ***PRESS RELEASE*** COLORADO RISING COMMENTS ON SCHOOL SETBACK RULEMAKING AT COGCC DENVER – On Tuesday of this week, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission voted to approve a rule change to setbacks near school buildings. The new rule requires 1,000-foot setbacks from