oil and gas

A new bill approved at the Colorado State House would give psychologists the power to prescribe medication to patients. House Bill 1071 is sponsored by Republican State Senator Cleave Simpson, who represents House District 6. And state regulators say there are almost 500 orphan wells across Colorado. The abandoned drilling sites continue to release greenhouse gas emissions.

The U.S. government, environmentalists and an energy company have reached a settlement over contested oil and gas leases in an area held sacred by Native American tribes.

The Colorado Senate has passed a bill to make oil and gas companies start paying fees to help clean up abandoned wells. And the US Department of Agriculture announced it will be investing millions of dollars in the San Juan National Forest over the next ten years.

The Bureau of Land Management wants to expand environmental protections around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico after the Biden Administration first announced the plan last year. In the process, it would restrict new fossil fuel extraction over hundreds of thousands of acres. This week , it held the first public meetings about its proposal and is already hearing from concerned community members.

The Bureau of Land Management wants to expand environmental protections around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico after the Biden Administration first announced the plan last year. In the process, it would restrict new fossil fuel extraction over hundreds of thousands of acres. This week , it held the first public meetings about its proposal and is already hearing from concerned community members.

One hospital in Utah is treating 140 children under five with very serious COVID-19 infections. And the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission heard from members of the public on its financial assurance rulemaking last week.

As the Biden Administration aims to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels and combat climate change, many of the battles between conservationists and business interests are being waged over federal land across the vast Mountain West. Will Walkey of KHOL Jackson reports from Wyoming, where millions of acres, and thousands of livelihoods, are at stake.

Oil prices were surging, but a dramatic meeting of many of the world's crude producers has thrown things into a bit of turmoil.

A proposal for what could be the state’s largest fracking site is drawing community opposition in Boulder County, including a group of high schoolers who…

The Biden Administration is putting the brakes on new oil and gas leases on public lands. The move is being met with cheers from conservation groups and…