Tag:Air Quality Control Commission

Two Bills Instituting More Emission Regulations, Higher Fines Pass First Committee Hearing

A pair of Colorado Senate bills with an aim of reducing emissions to improve air quality in the Front Range passed their first Senate committee hearing.

Court Opinions: Colorado Court of Appeals Opinions for Feb. 24

The Court of Appeals issued four opinions on Feb. 24, including if defendants who refuse a blood draw are protected by the Fourth Amendment.

Air Quality Control Commission Votes Down Cap and Trade

State regulators on Feb. 19 rejected a request for the state to create a market-based mechanism to drive down greenhouse gas pollution from Colorado...

Counties File Lawsuit Over Air Quality Rules

Nine Colorado counties sued the state’s Air Quality Control Commission March 12 over rules adopted in December to regulate emissions from oil and gas...

Changes to Colorado’s Oil and Gas Laws and Impacts on Colorado Operators

On April 16, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 181, thereby ratifying a sweeping overhaul of oil and gas regulation in Colorado. The mandates...

Drilling Further Into ‘Necessary and Reasonable’

Colorado’s controversial regulatory overhaul of oil and gas operations passed in the House Friday morning. In the bill, an added clarification that local government...

Six Words Worth a Universe of Questions

Before the bill to overhaul oil and gas operation regulations in Colorado passed out of the Senate, an amendment added six key words to...