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Officials will evaluate impacts of Colowyo Mine
Posted by Denver Post: Mark Jaffe on May 25th, 2015
Denver Post: Federal mining officials are moving ahead with a new environmental assessment on coal mining operations at the Colowyo Mine near Craig, including the impacts of greenhouse gases on climate change. On May 8, a federal district court ruling found the environmental assessment done in 2006 for the expansion of the mine on federal lands was insufficient. Judge R. Brooke Jackson gave the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement 120 days to address the issues. One of the major deficiencies...
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Hickenlooper defends Colorado drilling regulations during debate
Posted by Denver Post: Mark Jaffe on April 2nd, 2013
Denver Post: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Boulder County Commissioner Elise Jones took part in a University of Denver sponsored debate on hydraulic fracturing in the Frederick H. Ricketson Jr. Law Building on the DU campus on April 1, 2013. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)
Gov. John Hickenlooper defended the state's authority over local communities in regulating oil and gas drilling Monday during a debate that echoed the battle unfolding in lawsuits and legislation.
Squaring off against...