Longmont's city council is expected to approve a slate of oil and gas regulations tonight that seek to keep drilling out of residential neighborhoods. At鈥�

Longmont-based DigitalGlobe Inc. and GeoEye Inc. of Herdon, Va. have finally agreed to merge. These two commercial satellite imagery providers began鈥�

The process of hydraulic fracturing, which forces water, sand and chemicals into the ground to help release natural gas from shale, may also be pumping鈥�

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, was once a small part of the natural gas industry. Then the technology improved and the production rush started. Now, there's so much gas on the market that the prices are at a 10-year low and producers are scaling back.

The state is asking a judge to invalidate parts of a newly passed ordinance in Longmont that seeks to ban oil and gas drilling from residential鈥�

The ballot box is shaping up to be the new frontline in the battle over the controversial drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing. Voters in three鈥�

Oil and gas wells have moved into urban and highly populated areas of Colorado 鈥� in some cases literally bumping up against residential back yards.Yet the鈥�

The oil drilling boom along Colorado鈥檚 Front Range is generating a lot of tax revenue for cash-strapped governments. But it鈥檚 also putting a strain on鈥�