Tag: Colorado Dept of Natural Resources

Republicans looking to gut new Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) drilling regulations adopted in December and now subject to the approval of the state legislature just got some much-needed ammo in what promises to be a contentious fight.

A new set of state rules for managing millions of acres of roadless public lands in Colorado — rules critics say are loaded with loopholes for oil and gas drilling, logging and ski-area expansion — are now out of the public arena and expected to be finalized sometime next year.