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E&E News
4 days ago
- Business
- E&E News
Judge nixes suit over Colorado oil and gas leasing permits
A federal judge in Colorado has dismissed a conservation group's challenge to federal drilling permits for extracting publicly owned oil and gas from wells on adjacent private and state lands. Judge Daniel Domenico on the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado said the Center for Biological Diversity lacked standing to bring its case challenging the Interior Department's approval of so-called Fee/Fee/Fed wells in Colorado's Pawnee National Grassland. The type of extraction associated with these wells involves boring horizontally beneath the surface of state or private land — sometimes across miles — to tap federal oil and gas. Advertisement The Center for Biological Diversity had alleged that the proliferation of oil and gas development in northeastern Colorado — without the federal government imposing measures to mitigate environmental harm — impaired its members' enjoyment of the grassland.
CBS News
18-05-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Prescribed burn underway southwest of Boulder to mitigate wildfire risks
Crews have finished day one of the Forsythe II Prescribed Burn, which is located seven miles southwest of Boulder and five miles east of Nederland. On Saturday, crews treated 125 acres of the project area, which includes lands, roads, and trails in the Boulder Ranger District, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland. U.S. Forest Service The U.S. Forest Service said the area will remain closed to the public while operations are ongoing. They advised residents and visitors to watch for warning signs along roads and trails near the prescribed fire areas. While work is ongoing, smoke may continue to be visible on the Front Range. The forest service said smoke will most likely be visible in these areas: Lakeshore Subdivision Crescent Village Crescent Meadows Gross Reservoir Walker Mountain Ranch Park Miramonte Wondervu Eldorado State Park additional areas in Boulder County Fire managers said they're working to minimize the impacts of the smoke and monitoring air quality during the prescribed burn. Officials estimate the project will be completed by May 21.
