Monday, May 5, 2025

Final Week of Voting in Colorado: COGCC Hears from Both Sides of Proposition 112 Issue

Ballots counted are rising: Colorado Sec. of State reports 801,000 ballots have been received to date – Dems and Republicans close gap to within 1,000 of one another – one week remains  With only one week to go before final results are tallied, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s (COGCC) regular meeting on Oct. 29 provided a public platform

The Spicy Sauce that Amendment 74 Adds to Colorado’s Election Stew

If both 112 and 74 succeed at the booth, then … In a recent University of Colorado-sponsored online poll, 63% of Colorado voters who responded said they would vote ‘yes’ on Amendment 74. That’s the measure being voted on now throughout Colorado which would require state and local governments to compensate property owners for fair value when government regulations or

Colorado Water Projects will be Disrupted by 112

Colorado River District, Western Colorado boards of county commissioners, local economic groups oppose Proposition 112 From the Grand Junction Sentinel Add a Western Slope water entity to the growing list of institutions coming out against a state initiative to require 2,500-foot setbacks between oil and gas development and homes or vulnerable areas. The Colorado River Water Conservation District’s Board of

Ohio Judge Overturns Local Drilling Ban

A judge in Broadview Heights, Ohio, rules that oil and natural gas firms can drill new wells in the area Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Michael Astrab ruled that Bass Energy Co. Inc. and Ohio Valley Energy – and other oil and gas companies – can drill new wells in Broadview Heights, according to the Northeast Ohio Media Group. The