Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC)

Oil and gas operations on the Front Range doubled the amount of freshwater used in fracking over the past 10 years even as oil production declined, according to a new report by the nonprofit advocacy group FracTracker Alliance.

We discuss Gov. Jared Polis’ call for new oil, gas and air pollution regulations. We also touch on proposals to ban rock climbing anchors in wilderness areas.

Emerging advances in renewable technologies could help extend the operating life of aging oil wells and help address Colorado’s orphan well problem.

Environmentalists say that some of the largest methane polluters in the state are benefiting from a sleight of hand built into a deeply flawed emissions reporting system. They say those large-scale polluters might not be who you expect, pointing to a little-known natural gas producer called Terra Energy Partners. According to federal greenhouse gas emissions data, this small, privately owned company – headquartered in Texas, but operating exclusively on Colorado’s Western Slope - was the fourth largest source of methane emissions from the oil and gas industry in the entire United States in 2019.

Colorado's top energy regulator is hearing testimony this week in a case involving oil company K.P. Kauffman and a series of alleged leaks and spills in Northern Colorado. The crackdown offers a glimpse into the Polis administration's tougher approach to regulating the industry.

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has provided preliminary approval for new regulations for well drilling sites, including a 2,000-foot buffer requirement from homes.

The proposed safety rule represents the Polis administration's latest attempt at cracking down on the fossil fuel industry.

State oil and gas regulators are seeking roughly $18 million in fines from the company responsible for the 2017 home explosion in the town of Firestone.…

Hundreds of Colorado oil, gas and mining operators have not been reporting the full extent of their business operations to regulators, depriving the state…

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is ramping up air monitoring near a school in Greeley after researchers visiting the area…