/tags/oil-and-gas Oil and Gas en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 29 May 2025 17:30:45 GMT /news/2025-05-29/supreme-court-backs-utah-oil-railroad-expansion-and-scales-back-a-key-environmental-law The Supreme Court has backed a multibillion-dollar oil railroad expansion in Utah. The ruling Thursday involves the Uinta Basin Railway, a proposed 88-mile expansion that would connect oil and gas producers to the broader rail network and allow them to access larger markets. Thu, 29 May 2025 17:30:45 GMT /news/2025-05-29/supreme-court-backs-utah-oil-railroad-expansion-and-scales-back-a-key-environmental-law Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press /2025-05-23/report-trillions-of-cubic-feet-of-untapped-natural-gas-could-be-under-our-region 27 trillion cubic feet of natural gas is nearly the same amount the U.S. consumes in a year. But extracting it is another story. Fri, 23 May 2025 19:45:39 GMT /2025-05-23/report-trillions-of-cubic-feet-of-untapped-natural-gas-could-be-under-our-region Hanna Merzbach /regional-news/2025-05-07/house-republicans-approve-public-lands-sales-in-passage-of-contentious-energy-budget An amendment introduced late in the evening includes over 10,000 acres in Utah and identifies nearly 450,000 acres in four Nevada counties for sale or exchange. Wed, 07 May 2025 21:15:19 GMT /regional-news/2025-05-07/house-republicans-approve-public-lands-sales-in-passage-of-contentious-energy-budget Rachel Cohen /2025-04-14/blm-wont-analyze-total-oil-and-gas-environmental-impacts-wyoming-colorado-utah-montana Environmentalists say this analysis is critical to paint a full picture of climate and health impacts, but industry reps say it’s not necessary. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 22:58:58 GMT /2025-04-14/blm-wont-analyze-total-oil-and-gas-environmental-impacts-wyoming-colorado-utah-montana Hanna Merzbach /news/2025-04-11/scenes-from-the-galeton-geyser-a-community-responds-to-the-bishop-well-blowout Emergency workers took four days to stop a major leak at a Chevron well pad in Galeton. Nearby residents are still evacuated and a local elementary school lost a week of school. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 19:07:38 GMT /news/2025-04-11/scenes-from-the-galeton-geyser-a-community-responds-to-the-bishop-well-blowout Rae Solomon /news/2025-04-10/an-elementary-school-remains-closed-as-containment-work-continues-at-bishop-well-in-weld-county Galeton Elementary School will be closed the entire week due to an incident at an oil well in Weld County. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:40:59 GMT /news/2025-04-10/an-elementary-school-remains-closed-as-containment-work-continues-at-bishop-well-in-weld-county Alex Murphy /news/2025-04-10/trump-nominee-for-public-lands-post-withdraws-after-her-criticism-of-jan-6-capitol-attack-surfaces President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land has withdrawn her nomination. The move follows revelations that nominee Kathleen Sgamma, who has ties to Denver, criticized the Republican president in 2021 for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:06:41 GMT /news/2025-04-10/trump-nominee-for-public-lands-post-withdraws-after-her-criticism-of-jan-6-capitol-attack-surfaces Matthew Brown, Associated Press, Matthew Daly, Associated Press /news/2025-03-12/colorado-leads-on-air-quality-rules-for-oil-and-gas-but-those-living-near-wells-say-its-not-enough Colorado is a global leader when it comes to regulating oil and gas operators. But enforcement largely depends on self-reported industry data, which could leave nearby communities vulnerable. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /news/2025-03-12/colorado-leads-on-air-quality-rules-for-oil-and-gas-but-those-living-near-wells-say-its-not-enough Rae Solomon /regional-news/2025-02-13/trump-picks-oil-and-gas-advocate-to-lead-blm Kathleen Sgamma is the president of Denver-based Western Energy Alliance, where she’s worked for nearly two decades to reduce barriers for oil and gas producers extracting from federal lands. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 18:05:41 GMT /regional-news/2025-02-13/trump-picks-oil-and-gas-advocate-to-lead-blm Rachel Cohen /news/2024-12-19/lakewood-could-be-the-latest-colorado-city-to-hit-the-brakes-on-more-gas-stations Proposed new zoning restrictions in Lakewood could limit the number of gas stations and car washes in the city. City leaders are set to vote on the amendment next monthl. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-19/lakewood-could-be-the-latest-colorado-city-to-hit-the-brakes-on-more-gas-stations Alex Murphy