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Statewide drilling-setback controversy plays out in western Colo. town
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By Dennis Webb, The Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction Charlie Farr moved west from Michigan after his doctor recommended he head to a drier climate because of his mild bronchial asthma. He built his home in Battlement Mesa 20 years ago. “It’s been really good until a couple of years ago,” he said of life there.…
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Noonan: Oil and gas ‘sides’ need to move forward to secure public safety
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Both “sides” in the arguments over oil and gas development say the other is “taking advantage” of the explosions in Firestone and Mead. This should not be a time for sides. This should be a time for serious analysis. It can also provide an opening that should, for the sake of everyone in the state,…
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Lawsuit targets state regulators for approving 24-well project near Greeley-area middle school
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The battle over oil and gas drilling setbacks is growing hot again in Colorado’s northern Front Range gas patch. Tuesday afternoon, a coalition of environmental and civil rights groups filed a lawsuit (pdf) in a Denver district court challenging the approval by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of a drilling project sited near…
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Polis says fracking battle will only get ‘bigger, more acrimonious’
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis on Monday told The Colorado Statesman that the battle for greater local control over oil and gas drilling will keep coming back every two years if the State Legislature is unable to take action on the emotionally charged issue of fracking in and around neighborhoods. “Issues are always best addressed legislatively,…
