Tag: Lowry Ranch Cap
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Regulators postpone closing statements, decision in oil drilling proposal near Aurora Reservoir
After two full days of hearings, the Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Friday delayed closing arguments and a decision on the Lowry Ranch CAP until next week. The hearing, on whether to move forward with an oil and gas comprehensive area plan near the Aurora Reservoir, began Tuesday morning and lasted about nine hours,…
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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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Colorado’s Jason Crow seeks EPA intervention in proposed and gas drilling proposal in Aurora
U.S. Rep. Jason Crow effectively wants federal regulators to intervene in the proposal to operate oil and gas wells near the Aurora Reservoir, citing its proximity to a Superfund site. Crow has been pushing the EPA since last year to interject in the matter. In a letter on July 15, Crow asked the EPA if…