24-11-2020 18:21 via article.wn.com

Colorado panel OKs sweeping changes to oil, gas regulations

DENVER (AP) � After delays caused by the pandemic and a nearly full change in members, the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has unanimously approved a broad swath of new rules seen as some of the strictest in the country. The rules approved Monday include what�s considered the strongest statewide well setback requirement: 2,000 feet (600 meters) between new wells and schools and homes, The Denver Post reports. Colorado will join Alaska as the only other state to ban rou
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