Tagged: BLM oil and gas leasing

This week, residents and business owners from the North Fork Valley returned to Washington, D.C. in hopes of stopping the Bureau of Land Management proposal to lease 20,000 acres for oil and gas development. 

Headlines:

• Colorado Democrats hope to act on gun control
• CHC sends delegation to DC to lobby against BLM oil and gas leasing
• Legislature hopes to be paper-free in future sessions
• San Miguel commissioners pass moratorium on cell towers
• State offices closed on Monday for MLK jr. Day
• Weekly Western Slope Skies report

Headlines:

• Numerous Protests Filed Against NF Gas Leasing
• Delta Commissioners Deny Crawford Gravel Pit
• Judge Rejects Anti-trust Settlement For Gas Companies
• Deputy Involved In Alleged Kidnapping
• Legislative Preview From the Capitol
• Farmers/Ranchers Being Surveyed RE Drought (see details below)

Headlines:

• Questions Persist About Federal Treatment of Legal Marijuana
• Pitkin County Will Likely Support Sopris Land Swap
• State Ranchers Struggle With Drought
• Protest Deadline Today For NF Oil/Gas Lease Sale
• Native Seed Warehouse Opens In Delta

Energy regulators in Colorado are examining whether to increase the distance between oil and gas drilling sites and buildings such as schools and homes. They’re also considering a water-testing requirement that would need to be done before and after drilling takes place.

Headlines:

• Gov. Hickenlooper certifies Amendment 64, pot legal in Colorado
• San Miguel Commissioners file protest over BLM oil and gas lease
• U.S. Representatives send letter to Salazar, oppose fracking regs
• Montrose County to charge for public records
• BLM uses airplanes to seed areas near Paonia and Hotchkiss