Four years after an overhaul of Colorado's oil and gas rules, temperatures are on the rise with a draft bill that would phase out new permits for wells and ballot proposals that could restrict efforts to boost renewable energy.
Growing concerns about climate change and Colorado's failure to meet federal air quality standards along the Front Range back a proposal to halt new oil and gas permits by the end of 2029.
Colorado Sens. Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Boulder County, and Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, and Reps. Andrew Boesnecker, D-Fort Collins, and Julia Marvin, D-Thornton, have introduced SB24-159, Modifications to Energy and Carbon Management Processes, which seeks to ban.
Growing concerns about climate change and Colorado's failure to meet federal air quality standards along the Front Range back a proposal to halt new oil and gas permits by the end of 2029.
Growing concerns about climate change and Colorado's failure to meet federal air quality standards along the Front Range back a proposal to halt new oil and gas permits by the end of 2029.