The Colorado Supreme Court has struck down attempts by two cities to ban or delay fracking.
Monday's ruling is a victory for the oil and gas industry and for state officials who say only state government can regulate energy, not cities or counties. The court may not have the final...
Hillary Clinton’s vow to regulate oil and gas fracking almost out of existence was met with skepticism Monday, failing to convince either industry or environment groups that she would – or could – end the controversial drilling practice if she becomes president.
The front-runner for the Democratic ...
After years of local battles across the state of Colorado, the fracking debate is about to come home to roost.
On Feb. 10, a coalition of youth, businesses, community and religious leaders announced their opposition to fracking — which is currently in the planning stages not only in Denve...
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and partner organizations are launching a major field project across the northern Front Range of Colorado this month to track the origins of summertime ozone, an invisible but harmful pollutant.
The researchers will use specially equ...
The Denver Post has a very important story about the toll that oil and gas production is taking on soil.
Soil sounds like a really boring topic. But, as the Soil Science Society of America says: "soils sustain life." According to the Society, "soil supports and nourish...
Colorado's intensifying oil and gas boom is taking a toll on soil — 200 gallons spilled per day seeping into once-fertile ground — that experts say could be ruinous.
The state's approach has been to try to compel companies to excavate and haul the worst muck to landfills.
But with support from sta...
