Hydraulic Fracturing (fracking)

Oil and gas regulators in Colorado are considering whether to increase the setbacks buffering drilling rigs from schools and homes. A loose group of…

Some people are embracing the wave of increased natural gas extraction in the United States. Others, concerned about the risks, are saying no fracking way. A panel of experts weighs the pros and cons of a boom sparked by hydraulic fracturing in the latest Intelligence Squared U.S. debate.

City officials in Longmont are set to reconsider a retooled package of local regulations that could limit oil and gas drilling and the controversial…

Oil and gas wells have moved into urban and highly populated areas of Colorado – in some cases literally bumping up against residential back yards.Yet the…

The ballot box is shaping up to be the new frontline in the battle over the controversial drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing. Voters in three…

After an hour of public testimony and discussion, Fort Collins city council members rejected an 8-month moratorium on issuing oil and gas permits.The…

Tonight Fort Collins City Council will give the final thumbs up or down on a temporary moratorium that would pause city processing of land use…

Anti-fracking activists in Longmont are working to get a measure on the November ballot that would ban the controversial oil and gas drilling practice…

Houston based gas firm Noble Energy has formally opened its Northern Colorado Headquarters. The building signals the latest expansion amid the drilling…

The ongoing debate over fracking took another turn locally Tuesday when a group of northern Colorado moms opposed to the process took their case directly…