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For state regulators considering drilling permits, “no” is off the table

The state of Colorado has what’s believed to be an uninterrupted, 66-year-old history of not denying oil and gas companies permits to drill.   It’s...

GREENE: In opposing appeal of landmark oil-and-gas ruling, Hick is more...

A constitutional crisis. The phrase kept popping up Thursday when Attorney General Cynthia Coffman seemed to have bucked Gov. John Hickenlooper’s wishes by appealing a...

Colorado’s governor said he didn’t want to appeal a controversial oil-and-gas...

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman bucked the apparent wishes of Gov. John Hickenlooper by appealing a court ruling that could dramatically change the way...

FRACTURED: Reckless abandonment

Editor’s note: Daniel Glick and Ted Wood of The Story Group, along with Kelsey Ray of The Colorado Independent, have been reporting on oil...

Colorado elected officials in a letter to the governor: Don’t appeal...

Dozens of local and state officials throughout Colorado have a message for Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper: Don’t appeal. At issue is a decision the...

FRACTURED: Roughneck politics

Editor’s note: Daniel Glick and Ted Wood of The Story Group, along with Kelsey Ray of The Colorado Independent, have been reporting on oil...

FRACTURED: Showdown in Boulder County

Editor’s note: Daniel Glick and Ted Wood of The Story Group, along with Kelsey Ray of The Colorado Independent, have been reporting on oil...

Homeowners forced to sell their mineral rights may get longer review...

The first step toward creating a level playing field for mineral rights owners won a preliminary okay from the House Tuesday, but faces an...

Activists drown out Hickenlooper at March for Science

Chants from anti-fracking activists nearly drowned out Gov. John Hickenlooper's remarks at today's March for Science in Denver. The rally was part of a global...

Not taking no for an answer: Meet the group demanding a...

The group was small, but their message was firm: We will accept nothing short of a ban on fracking in Boulder County. About 40 Boulder County...