News

April 27, 2020

Tell Oil and Gas Commission we need strong protections NOW!

This Wednesday, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is meeting to decide how and when to proceed with a critical decision-making process for new […]
April 8, 2020

April 2020 Colorado Legislative Update

By now you’ve probably heard that Governor Polis has extended the statewide Stay-At-Home order to Sunday, April 26, as well as reiterated the call for individuals […]
March 23, 2020

Coronavirus Update

UPDATE: Western Colorado Alliance’s Response to COVID 19: WE ARE HERE AND WE ARE ORGANIZING! Over the past week, the world has changed dramatically, and like […]
March 20, 2020

Tell the COGCC: We care about groundwater protection!

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is right now addressing a specific subset of these issues caused by wellbore integrity. SB181, last year’s groundbreaking […]
March 18, 2020

Rolling with the punches — a legislative update

WOW. How is everyone hanging in there? In just a matter of months, weeks, and days – our world as we know it has turned on […]
March 17, 2020

Conservation and community organizations respond to COGCC’s new draft rules to put health and safety first

DENVER – Today, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) released new draft rules to implement SB19-181, Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations. These rules are a critical […]
March 13, 2020
Hands being washed

Our Alliance’s response to coronavirus

After careful consideration of the current Center for Disease Control recommendations and out of an abundance of caution, our Alliance is adjusting our current work and activities to limit the […]
February 18, 2020

Goodbyes and hellos

Saying goodbye is hard… especially when the people to whom we’re saying goodbye are so enormously special. In late 2019, we bid adieu to Kelly Dougherty, […]
February 17, 2020

Loving our Public Lands!

At the recent Ouray Ice Festival, we asked people why they love Public Lands. Their answers were as varied as the people themselves!