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Oil and gas activist groups buoyed by Gunnison County District Court ruling

By | 01.18.12 | 1:48 pm

Grassroots citizen-activist groups seeking more local control of oil and gas drilling are touting a Gunnison County District Court decision earlier this month finding “there is no express or implied preemption” of local regulations by the state of Colorado.

Green groups appeal ruling greenlighting drilling in pristine HD Mountains

By | 06.22.10 | 6:52 pm

The environmental law firm Earthjustice Tuesday challenged a May court ruling in favor of the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management that would allow dozens of natural gas wells in the HD Mountains between Durango and Pagosa…