Judge: Further study needed on western Colorado drilling plan
A judge says the U.S. government’s environmental analysis of a drilling plan for western Colorado’s North Fork Valley needs more work.
U.S District Judge Lewis Babcock’s ruling Wednesday involves government agencies’ environmental analysis of the Bull Mountain project and an adjacent project that would drill about 175 gas wells northeast of Paonia near McClure Pass.
The judge agreed with conservation groups that the government fell short in studying the indirect impacts of projects’ oil and gas production.
He also ruled that the government didn’t look closely enough at the cumulative effect of drilling on the area’s mule deer and elk populations.
Babcock deferred a final ruling on the case, and instead ordered the sides to get together and try to reach an agreement on how to fix the shortfalls.
Colorado to participate in Great American State Fair in Washington
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
Visitors to Washington, D.C., for the country’s 250th anniversary will have the opportunity to learn about Colorado’s natural beauty and culture during the Great American State Fair, a World’s Fair-style event that opened Thursday at the National Mall. While all...
Colorado health officials say federal budget adds pressure to already stressed system
Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 4 hours ago
As the first anniversary of H.R. 1 approaches, Colorado Democrats and hospital executives say the law’s Medicaid reductions and eligibility rules are accelerating financial stress in a system where many facilities were already operating on the brink. Signed by President...
Phil Weiser leading Michael Bennet in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, internal poll finds
Ernest Luning
ernest.luning@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 3 hours ago
Attorney General Phil Weiser holds a lead over U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet among likely voters less than a week before ballots are due in Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, according to a new poll released Thursday by a group backing Weiser....
Colorado justices suggest father entitled to appeal of custody decision
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 6 hours ago
Members of the Colorado Supreme Court signaled strongly on Tuesday that a father deserved some avenue for challenging a temporary child custody order that no lower court believed it could review due to the unusual circumstances of the case. Because...
Colorado justices agree fraud claims belong in corporate dispute
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 8 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a corporate plaintiff validly pursued fraud claims over conduct that was not covered by a contract or by a set of interrelated business agreements leading up to the contract. Previously, the Court...
Colorado Supreme Court says intimate messages irrelevant to assault case
Michael Karlik
michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 10 hours ago
The Colorado Supreme Court decided on Tuesday that a Douglas County judge acted reasonably by blocking evidence of a defendant’s BDSM-related conversations with the victim in his trial for assault and false imprisonment. While the Court of Appeals believed that...
Postmaster general spars with Senate Democrats over mail-in ballot restrictions
Molly Parks
molly.parks@washingtonexaminer.com
Updated 10 hours ago
Senate Democrats sparred with Postmaster General David Steiner on Wednesday over the U.S. Postal Service’s move to stop delivering mail-in ballots in states that don’t hand over their voter rolls to the federal government. Steiner, who has stayed out of...
Douglas County water plan entering public review phase
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
After more than two years of formal work, Douglas County officials are moving into the public review phase of a countywide water plan they say will help guide future development and water resources through 2050. The Douglas County Water Commission...
Douglas County cracks down on illegal scooter, off-road vehicle use
Nicholas Fogleman
nicholas.fogleman@denvergazette.com
Updated 8 hours ago
Douglas County joined a growing list of local governments regulating electric scooters and motorcycles, setting standards and penalties for misuse. County commissioners approved an ordinance Tuesday regulating off-highway vehicles and low-powered scooters following broad community support and a presentation from...
Homeless recruits of ‘The Program’ say they were told to sign NDAs amid investigations in Colorado
David Migoya
david.migoya@gazette.com
Updated 1 day ago
Several formerly homeless people — each drawn into an Aurora-based enterprise known as “The Program” that promised free housing and cash in return for letting a home-health business administer prescriptions they were given — said they were pressed into signing...
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US Forest Service approves Colorado ski resort's expansion
The U.S. Forest Service has approved an expansion of the Golden Peak area at Colorado’s Vail Mountain ski resort. Vail Daily reports the project will double the training space on Golden Peak utilized by Ski and Snowboard Club Vail. The newspaper reports the expansion will include an additional 760 vertical feet that will bring the […]
Skeptical senators question Pentagon officials on need for space force
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