Oil & Gas

April 18, 2022

A new dawn for oil & gas protections in Colorado!

Thanks to the hard work of our Alliance’s membership, Colorado is once again leading the way toward a healthier, safer, more responsible way of developing oil […]
March 3, 2022

A breath of fresh air: New rules in the AQCC

Last December, Western Colorado Alliance and allied organizations from across Colorado achieved another victory for clean air and healthy communities. In the latest of a series […]
March 2, 2022

Conservation groups react to COGCC vote

Updated Rules significantly reduce, but don’t eliminate future risk of orphaned oil & gas wells Today, members of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) […]
December 20, 2021

State adopts stronger statewide emission rules for oil & gas

Air Quality Control Commission protects disproportionately impacted communities Western Slope community and conservation advocates today applauded the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission for adopting broad, statewide […]
November 29, 2021

Western Colorado Alliance applauds DOI oil and gas recommendations

The Department of the Interior issued a much anticipated report on the state of the federal oil & gas leasing and permitting practices on Friday, after […]
November 20, 2021

Climate battle over air quality

As a new year approaches, our Alliance’s members have been hard at work trying to limit the impact of drilling in Garfield County, shaping bonding requirements […]
October 8, 2021

Thank Sen. Hickenlooper for introducing a bill to protect our public lands!

Please join us in thanking Senator John Hickenlooper! Here’s why: Our nation’s public lands, clean air, and clean water support local economies, outdoor recreation, and precious […]
September 29, 2021

Tell the BLM to protect our public lands!

After President Biden’s historic pause on leasing public lands came under attack in U.S. district court, the judge’s decision to resume federal leasing to oil & […]
September 23, 2021

It’s time for oil & gas operators to pay their full cleanup costs!

Tell decision makers it’s time for industry to finally clean up after itself! A crisis of unreclaimed and under-bonded oil & gas wells is growing across […]