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Appeals court says Xcel may be held liable for ‘felonious killing’ after Aurora home exploded
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week that corporations in general — and Xcel Energy specifically — may be held liable for “feloniously killing” a person, meaning the cap that exists in state law will not apply to a jury’s award. After a 2023 trial, Denver jurors awarded the children of Carol Ross $15 million in noneconomic…
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60 years later, Arkansas Valley clean water pipeline project finally breaks ground
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A project promised by former President John F. Kennedy to bring clean water to Lower Arkansas Valley communities is finally underway, although hundreds of millions in funding is still needed. The Arkansas Valley Conduit project estimated to cost $600 to $700 million will bring clean water to communities with some of the highest concentrations of radium-contaminated…
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State Supreme Court agrees Weld County gas pipeline is not a public utility
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A 62-mile pipeline that gathers raw natural gas in Weld County and transports it to processing facilities is not a public utility under state law, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices heard the appeal of William C. Danks, who owns a farm in the county and filed his original complaint with the…
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Firestone blast prompts Colorado bill to require disclosure of pipelines
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In the wake of a deadly explosion that killed two, injured a third and leveled their home in Firestone, legislation filed today at Colorado’s Capitol would require public notice by oil-and-gas drillers of underground pipelines tied to their operations. House Bill 1372 would require oil and gas operators to “give electronic notice … of the location of each subsurface oil…
