Oil & Gas

August 27, 2021

Tell Colorado regulators to protect our health and environment!

Coloradans know first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change from more powerful floods and frequent and severe wildfires to decreased snowpack, earlier spring melting, and less […]
July 29, 2021

The Routt to victory over pollution

By now, devout readers of The Clarion know how important it is that we get the orphaned well crisis in Colorado and the United States under […]
June 18, 2021

What Biden’s “pause” means for us

[NOTE: This week, a U.S. district judge in Louisiana issued an order temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s pause on new oil and gas leasing on public […]
June 18, 2021

Will Colorado be left holding the bag for oil and gas operators?

The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) is poised to begin the process of creating new financial assurance standards for oil and gas wells drilled […]
April 27, 2021

Stop Orphan Wells!

Stop Orphan Wells! Don’t make them pay the price of cleaning up Colorado’s orphan wells!
April 16, 2021

Our letter to the Department of the Interior

Re: Comments on Comprehensive Review of Federal Fossil Fuel Programs Western Colorado Alliance is a grassroots organization dedicated to building and sustaining healthy, just, and self-reliant […]
April 14, 2021

Sign today to impact the future of oil & gas on public lands!

Take action TODAY to protect our public lands and reform federal oil and gas leasing! With new leadership at the helm of the Department of Interior, […]
April 2, 2021

A year of major oil & gas victories!

As the spring of 2021 draws near, our Alliance finally has the opportunity to catch its breath after an intense year of engaging with state regulators […]
February 18, 2021

Air commission adopts landmark rule to cut methane from oil and gas pneumatic devices

Local government, environmental groups, and industry collaboration led the way Today, the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) unanimously approved a landmark rule requiring oil and gas […]