A controversial plan to drill up to 166 oil and gas wells near Aurora Reservoir was approved by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission on Wednesday with the caveat that the…
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Lowry Ranch neighbors allowed to testify in hearings about oil and gas drilling near Aurora Reservoir
Arapahoe County residents who live near Aurora Reservoir on Tuesday won the right to intervene in state hearings and challenge a plan to drill 166 oil and gas wells on the nearby,…
Neighbors’ last shot at stopping oil and gas drilling near Aurora Reservoir is to be declared “affected persons”
Residents around Aurora Reservoir who are fighting a large-scale oil and gas drilling operation are trying to use an untested maneuver — seeking to be declared “affected persons” — to get their…
Plan to drill 155 oil and gas wells near Lowry landfill in Aurora gets endorsement of top regulator
The controversial Lowry Ranch oil and gas development project received a boost from state regulators Monday, but the residents in the drilling area are vowing to fight on, saying that it is…
Plan to drill for oil and gas near Lowry Landfill Superfund site southeast of Denver raises red flags
A proposed 166-well oil and gas project in suburban Denver could imperil a decades-long, multimillion-dollar effort to prevent carcinogenic chemicals stored on one of the nation’s most contaminated industrial sites from leaking into groundwater, letters…
Adams County’s oil and gas rules are among Colorado’s strictest — and the industry is still rapidly growing
When Keith Huck, an Adams County senior oil and gas inspector, walks onto a well pad he looks, listens and sniffs. There is a lot to keep his eyes, ears and nose…