Tag: Energy And Carbon Management Commission
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Regulators give ‘affected party’ status to group opposed to oil drilling proposal near Aurora Reservoir
Save the Aurora Reservoir (STAR), a nonprofit created to oppose oil and gas operations from company Civitas in areas near the reservoir, was given “affected party” status at the first of two days of public hearings in front of the state’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission. After extensive public comment and backlash against the Lowry…
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Aurora Reservoir fracking proposal heads to commission hearing
The contentious Lowry Ranch Comprehensive Area Plan (CAP), a proposal for oil and gas drilling near the Aurora Reservoir, will go to two public hearings in front of the state’s Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Tuesday and Friday. The hearings will be livestreamed on Zoom starting at 9 a.m. both days. Talk about the proposed…
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Oil and gas company sues Colorado, argues $113 million remediation price tag is illegal
An oil and gas developer shut down last February by a state commission has filed a lawsuit claiming the latter’s demand for $113 million in financial assurances for well remediation is unfair and illegal. K.P. Kaufmann Co., a family-owned business that employs more than 150 people, is suing over a ruling by Colorado’s since-renamed Energy…