Oil and Gas

Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary.

Emergency workers took four days to stop a major leak at a Chevron well pad in Galeton. Nearby residents are still evacuated and a local elementary school lost a week of school.

Galeton Elementary School will be closed the entire week due to an incident at an oil well in Weld County.

President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination. The move follows revelations that nominee Kathleen Sgamma, who has ties to Denver, criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Colorado is a global leader when it comes to regulating oil and gas operators. But enforcement largely depends on self-reported industry data, which could leave nearby communities vulnerable.

Kathleen Sgamma is the president of Denver-based Western Energy Alliance, where she’s worked for nearly two decades to reduce barriers for oil and gas producers extracting from federal lands.

Proposed new zoning restrictions in Lakewood could limit the number of gas stations and car washes in the city. City leaders are set to vote on the amendment next monthl.

Oil and gas operators shared information with the Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC) that highlights falsified data for 350 sites. The work, done by independent contractors, is now under investigation.

State lawmakers and environmentalists disagree with a proposed draft for new rules to manage the cumulative impacts of oil and gas drilling proposed by Colorado regulators. Colorado Sun Reporter Michael Booth said commission members are planning to hear more about these concerns at a public hearing.

The step-by-step roadmap for a second Trump administration could have detrimental effects on public lands, according to conservationists. But mining advocates say it’s necessary to reverse Biden-era policies.