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Colorado 2018 Legislators Have Introduced a New “Local Control” Bill—Senate Bill 48, the “Protect Act”

Colorado 2018 Legislators Have Introduced a New “Local Control” Bill—Senate Bill 48, the “Protect Act”

Colorado State Senator Matt Jones and Representative Mike Foote have introduced Senate Bill 48, which would remove sole regulation of oil and gas siting and permitting from the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, give municipal and county governments authority …

Colorado Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments concerning Local Control of Oil and Gas Development

Colorado Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments concerning Local Control of Oil and Gas Development

This morning, the Colorado Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases where cities sought reinstatement of their bans on hydraulic fracturing and certain other oil and gas related activities within their city limits.

In one case, the Fort Collins, …