In a move regulators said shows they are serious about making the oil and gas industry clean up after itself, the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission rejected a company's plan for financing its cleanup costs.
The Energy and Carbon Management Commission unanimously voted against the oil and gas cleanup plan by K.P. Kauffman Co. Thursday after several hours of testimony stretching over three days.
The Energy and Carbon Management Commission unanimously voted against the oil and gas cleanup plan by K.P. Kauffman Co. Thursday after several hours of testimony stretching over three days.
Colorado's new oil and gas regulations could get a test as officials consider a struggling company's effort to show it can meet its obligations under the law.
Two Front Range communities want the state to force K.P. Kauffman to close its aging, low-producing wells to protect public health and the environment.